Science

How to save plants from climate change? Just ask them

Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California's coastline and coastal mountains might soon start finding it harder to survive. Human-caused…

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New method can improve assessing genetic risks for non-white populations

A team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the National Cancer Institute has developed…

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Caribbean parrots thought to be endemic are actually relicts of millennial-scale extinction

In a new study published in PNAS, researchers have extracted the first ancient DNA from Caribbean parrots, which they compared…

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New insights into the atmosphere and star of an exoplanet

Astronomers led by a team at Université de Montréal has made important progress in understanding the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system,…

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Scientists reveal what fuels wildfires in Sierra Nevada Mountains

Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To better manage them, there's a growing need…

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Discovery in mosquitoes could lead to new strategy against dengue fever and other mosquito-borne vectors

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an…

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Migratory birds can be taught to adjust to climate change

One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these…

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Astronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope

With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are now able to peer so far back in time…

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Trigonelline derived from coffee improves cognitive functions in mice

The search for functional natural compounds that can improve age-related cognitive decline has recently emerged as an important research focus…

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Colorful primates don’t have better color vision, study finds

Primate species with better colour vision are not more likely to have red skin or fur colouration, as previously thought.…

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