A future in which your hamburger is grown from animal cells in a lab is rapidly approaching.
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For a Warming World, A New Strategy for Protecting Watersheds
Long before an aspen tree fell on a power line in New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains in June 2011, triggering the biggest wildfire in the state’s history, fire managers knew that New Mexico’s forests were vulnerable.
Return Of The King: Researchers Track Giant Sea Bass Populations
Translucent, aqua-tinted water surrounds scuba divers as they weave through trailing kelp fronds at Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Study: Adolescent Female Blood Donors At Risk For Iron Deficiency And Associated Anemia
Female adolescent blood donors are more likely to have low iron stores and iron deficiency anemia than adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative consequences on their developing brains, a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.
Dying Bacteria Absorb Antibiotic, Allowing Others to Survive and Grow
Bacteria have multiple strategies to survive antibiotics: developing genetic resistance to the drugs; delaying their growth; or hiding in protective biofilms.
Protecting Not-So-Wild Places Helps Biodiversity
Few places on our planet remain untouched by humans.