Science

Investigating the role of greener plastics for Japan’s carbon neutral goals

Japan has a plastic problem. Thanks in part to an overabundance of packaging, the country is the second largest producer…

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A close-up of biological nanomachines: Researchers take a deep look at peroxisomal processes

Every system has its waste disposal system. The cell organelles known as "peroxisomes" dispose toxic substances and fats in the…

3 years ago

Down goes antimatter! Gravity’s effect on matter’s elusive twin is revealed

If you dropped antimatter, would it fall down or up? In a unique laboratory experiment, researchers have now observed the…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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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