Wood may seem more at home in log cabins than modern architecture, but a specially treated type of timber could be tomorrow’s trendy building material.
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Coral Study Traces Excess Nitrogen to Maui Wastewater Treatment Facility
A new method for reconstructing changes in nitrogen sources over time has enabled scientists to connect excess nutrients in the coastal waters of West Maui, Hawaii, to a sewage treatment facility that injects treated wastewater into the ground.
Adiponectin, the Hormone That Protects Women Against Liver Cancer
A key characteristic of liver cancer, which affects more than 1 million people worldwide each year, is that it is more common in men than in women.
The Future of Agriculture is Computerized
What goes into making plants taste good? For scientists in MIT’s Media Lab, it takes a combination of botany, machine-learning algorithms, and some good old-fashioned chemistry.
WVU Researchers Identify How Light at Night May Harm Outcomes in Cardiac Patients
In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, West Virginia University neuroscientists linked white light at night—the kind that typically illuminates hospital rooms—to inflammation, brain-cell death and higher mortality risk in cardiac patients.
Wild Bees Flock to Forested Areas Affected by Severe Fire
A groundbreaking two-year study in southern Oregon found greater abundance and diversity of wild bees in areas that experienced moderate and severe forest fires compared to areas with low-severity fires.
