A study in Botswana by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health scientists finds that spikes in cases of life-threatening diarrhea in young children are associated with La Niña climate conditions.
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Inspired by the Tissues of Living Organisms, Researchers Take One Step Closer to Harvesting “Blue Energy”
Scientists have long recognized the potential to generate renewable energy from the world’s oceans by harnessing the power of tides and waves.
NASA Sees Typhoon Phanfone Landfall in the Philippines
Typhoon Phanfone, known locally in the Philippines as Ursula, was making landfall in the central part of the country when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead on Dec. 24.
NASA Finds an Elongated Phanfone Now a Tropical Storm
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Phanfone as it continued moving through the South China Sea.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Finds Development of Tropical Cyclone Sarai
Imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite showed that a tropical low-pressure area has consolidated and organized in the Southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
Unique Cancer Drug Discovered with Help from Advanced Light Source Begins Historical Clinical Trial
An investigational cancer drug that targets tumors caused by mutations in the KRAS gene will be evaluated in phase 2 clinical trials, following promising safety and efficacy results in preliminary human studies and excellent results in animal studies.