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Soil will absorb less atmospheric carbon than expected this century
The UCI-led study found that soil integrates carbon far slower than thought, meaning the amount it's capable of absorbing from the atmosphere this century...
Gut bacteria differ between obese, lean youth
Children and teenagers who are obese have different microorganisms living in the digestive tract than their lean counterparts, according to a new study published...
Holograms with sound
Shaped with ultrasound: Max Planck researchers from Stuttgart transmit ultrasonic waves through a bath of water and microparticles. In doing so, they model the...
Smoking has a very broad, long-lasting impact on the human genome
Smoking leaves its "footprint" on the human genome in the form of DNA methylation, a process by which cells control gene activity, according to...
“See it before it’s gone”: the paradox of ‘last chance tourism’ on the Great...
Many of the tourists now flocking to see Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are hoping to 'see it before it's gone' -- in the...
Unusual new species of extinct reptile shows dinosaurs copied body, skull shapes of distant...
College of Science researcher Michelle Stocker holds a cast of Triopticus primus specimen, displaying the area where the left eye was located.Credit: Virginia Tech
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Youthful DNA in old age
The DNA of young people is regulated to express the right genes at the right time. With the passing of years, the regulation of...
Cosmology safe as universe has no sense of direction
Illustration of the possible patterns an anisotropic universe would leave in the cosmic microwave background, including (clockwise from bottom left) the contribution from quantum...
‘Sixth sense’ may be more than just a feeling
Unlocking the mysteries of our senses: An NIH Study shows that two young patients with a mutation in the PIEZO2 have problems with touch...
Hubble Finds Planet Orbiting Pair of Stars
This artist's illustration shows a gas giant planet circling a pair of red dwarf stars. The Saturn-mass planet orbits roughly 300 million miles from...
Fungus in humans identified for first time as key factor in Crohn’s disease
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine-led team of international researchers has for the first time identified a fungus as a key factor...
