A whitetip reef shark glides towards me warily, not quite sure what to make of this guest breathing bubbles in its territory.
A New Technology to Help Protect the World’s Endangered Coral Reefs
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New Genetic Weapons Challenge Sickle Cell Disease
Help for patients with sickle cell disease may soon come from gene editing to fix the mutation that causes the disease and boost the patient’s own protective fetal hemoglobin.
Scientists Discover How Climate Modulates Fertilization of North Pacific Ocean with Asian Dust
The vast subtropical “gyres” – large systems of rotating currents in the middle of the oceans – cover 40 percent of the Earth’s surface and have long been considered biological deserts with stratified waters that contain very little nutrients to sustain life.
New Look at Old Data Leads to Cleaner Engines
New insights about how to understand and ultimately control the chemistry of ignition behavior and pollutant formation have been discovered in research led by Sandia National Laboratories.
Life in Antarctica’s Ice Mirrors Human Disease
The cooling of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, which began approximately 35 million years ago and gave rise to its present icy state, has for decades been considered a classic example of climate change triggering rapid adaptation.
A Bean for All Seasons?
Biology professor and researcher Christopher Cullis said he pondered two big questions when he first caught sight of the wild marama bean plant, its definitive patches of green leaves standing out in contrast from among an otherwise parched and brown Namibian landscape.
