Heart disease is a killer threat for southern sea otters feasting on domoic acid in their food web, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis.
Ocean Toxin a Heartbreaking Threat for Sea Otters
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NAU Doctoral Student Leads Paleoclimate Study of Precipitation and Sea Ice in Arctic Alaska
Arctic sea ice is rapidly diminishing due to global warming, and scientists have found that sea ice dynamics have a big impact on circulation and precipitation patterns in Arctic Alaska, which lies at a climatological crossroads between the Arctic and North Pacific oceans.
Finding a Way to Stop Chemotherapy From Damaging the Heart
There could be an intervention on the horizon to help prevent heart damage caused by the common chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, new research suggests.
Pilot Study Suggests Link Between the Omega-3 Index and Risk for Death From COVID-19
Researchers with the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and collaborators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and in Orange County, CA, have published the first direct evidence that higher omega-3 blood levels may reduce risk for death from COVID-19 infection.
Invasive Mussels Now Control a Key Nutrient in the American Great Lakes
The health of aquatic ecosystems depends on the supply of key nutrients, especially phosphorus.
Keeping a Clean Path: Doubling the Capacity of Solid-State Lithium Batteries
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Tohoku University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Nippon Institute of Technology, demonstrated by experiment that a clean electrolyte/electrode interface is key to realizing high-capacity solid-state lithium batteries.
