More than 200 square meters of our bodies — including the digestive tract, lungs, and urinary tract — are lined with mucus.
Study Reveals How Mucus Tames Microbes
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NASA Provides a Farewell Infrared View of Extra-Tropical Storm Melissa
NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over North Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 14 and provided forecasters with an infrared view of Tropical Storm Melissa that revealed wind shear was tearing the storm apart as it was becoming extra-tropical.
Fossil Aquifers
In a place like Delaware, where it rains frequently, water is a renewable resource.
Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Galaxy Above
Have you contemplated your home galaxy lately? If your sky looked like this, perhaps you'd contemplate it more often!
FSU Research: Strong Storms Often Generate Earthquake-Like Seismic Activity
A Florida State University researcher has uncovered a new geophysical phenomenon where a hurricane or other strong storm can spark seismic events in the nearby ocean as strong as a 3.5 magnitude earthquake.
Unlocking the Biochemical Treasure Chest Within Microbes
Secondary metabolites – the compounds produced by microbes to mediate internal and external messaging, self-defense, and chemical warfare – are the basis for hundreds of invaluable agricultural, industrial, and medical products.
