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First Detection of Rain Over the Ocean by Navigation Satellites
In order to analyse climate change or provide information on natural hazards, for example, it is important for researchers to gather knowledge about rain.
Nebraska Virologists Discover Safer Potential Zika Vaccine
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without producing antibodies.
Annual, Biological Rhythms Govern Milk Production in Dairy Cows
The amount and composition of milk produced by dairy cows appears to be more regulated by internal, annual biological rhythms than by environmental factors such as heat and humidity, according to Penn State researchers who studied more than a decade of production records from herds across the country.
In India, Nature’s Power Overwhelms Engineered Wetlands
In India, they call the state of Kerala in the country’s far south “God’s own country.” That wasn’t how it felt last August, when monsoon floods devastated its densely populated low-lying coastal plain.
Climate Change is Putting Wildlife at Risk in the World's Oldest Lake
Climate change and human disturbance are putting wildlife in the world’s oldest and deepest lake at risk, according to a new study by the University of Nottingham and University College London.