Science

The Salton Sea — an area rich with lithium — is a hot spot for child respiratory issues

Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and…

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Exposure to particular sources of air pollution is harmful to children’s learning and memory

A new USC study involving 8,500 children from across the country reveals that a form of air pollution, largely the…

2 years ago

The reasons flowers wilt could explain how plants spend (and save) their energy

A study in the journal Plant Biology by researchers from Macquarie University and international collaborators has shown for the first…

2 years ago

Trees cool better than reflective roofs in vulnerable Houston neighborhoods

As heatwaves become more intense, cities are looking for strategies that can help keep neighborhoods cooler. A new tool developed…

2 years ago

More resources needed to protect birds in Germany

Member states of the European Union are obliged to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) as part of the Natura 2000…

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Evolutionary paths vastly differ for birds, bats

New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which…

2 years ago

How fruit flies achieve accurate visual behavior despite changing light conditions

Researchers identify neuronal networks and mechanisms that show how contrasts can be rapidly and reliably perceived even when light levels…

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Sleeping for 2: Insomnia therapy reduces postpartum depression, study shows

While many people believe that poor sleep during pregnancy is inevitable, new research has determined that cognitive behavioral therapy for…

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New methods for whale tracking and rendezvous using autonomous robots

Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) aims to collect millions to billions of high-quality, highly contextualized vocalizations in order to understand…

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Alcohol consumption among non-human animals may not be as rare as previously thought, say ecologists

Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving "drunk" after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ethanol has been assumed…

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