As the world’s climate continues to change, biologically diverse communities may be most capable of adapting to environmental challenges.
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New Study Points to Possible Correlation Between Sleep and Overall Good Health
As if you didn’t already have enough to worry about to keep you up at night, a new study indicates that poor sleep can negatively affect your gut microbiome, which can, in turn, lead to additional health issues.
NASA Observes Tropical Storm Kyarr Form Near Southwest India Coast
Tropical Storm Kyarr formed near the southwestern coast of India, and NASA’s Aqua satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of the storm that revealed it organized quickly.
Editing Mosquito’s Gene Wards Off Malaria and Halts Reproduction
Scientists have looked for immune system factors that might help mosquitoes ward off pathogens such as malarial parasites and indirectly protect humans from infection.
GBR Island Coral Decline
A long-term study of coral cover on island groups of the Great Barrier Reef has found declines of between 40 and 50 percent of live, hard corals at inshore island groups during the past few decades.
Investigating 'Fourth State of Matter' For Renewable Energy
A team from Princeton University and Ohio State University has been awarded a five-year, $3-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance research on low-temperature plasmas.