Yale researchers have discovered a protein that helps protect hosts from infection with the tick-borne spirochete that causes Lyme Disease, a finding that may help diagnose and treat this infection, they report Nov. 11 in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
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Joint Abiotic Carbon Dioxide Research Receives $1.18 Million Grant
Texas A&M AgriLife and University of Texas-El Paso researchers are studying the effects of abiotic carbon dioxide on dryland systems.
Atmospheric Rivers Help Create Massive Holes in Antarctic Sea Ice
Warm, moist rivers of air may have continent-wide effects and influence climate change.
Late-Season Arctic Research Cruise Reveals Unseasonably Warm Ocean Temperatures and Active Ecosystem
The late fall season sampling indicates that delays in sea ice formation are supporting late-season biological production that has not been commonly observed before.
Coronavirus Lockdown Caused Dramatic Changes in Water Consumption, Research Finds
New research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are likely to continue even after the pandemic.
U.S. Coral Reefs’ Health Assessed for the First Time on a National Scale
Condition status score is “fair,” but reefs are vulnerable and declining.