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Broad swath of US deemed environmentally suitable for mosquitoes that transmit disease
CDC has updated the estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes by using a model that predicts possible geographic ranges for...
New NASA radar technique finds lost lunar spacecraft
DSS-14 is NASA's 70-meter (230-foot) antenna located at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. It is known as the "Mars Antenna" as...
Unique type of object discovered in our solar system
This artist's impression shows the binary asteroid 288P, located in the main asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter. The object is unique...
A thin ribbon of flexible electronics can monitor health, infrastructure
Stretchy, bendable electronics could have many uses, such as monitoring patients' health and keeping tabs on airplanes.
Credit: Benjamin Leever, Ph.D.
A new world of flexible,...
Business cycle drives the spread of viral diseases
Next time a flu epidemic hits your area, putting everyone in bed, rejoice: it may mean that the recession is over.
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Babies can learn that hard work pays off
Babies can learn to try hard after observing adults trying hard to reach their goals.
Credit: © cheese78 / Fotolia
If at first you don't succeed,...
Emerging disease further jeopardizes North American frogs
This tadpole shows signs of a severe Perkinsea infection.
Credit: William Barichivich, USGS
A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause...
Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frog
The Barred Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica), newly recognized as a separate species, occurs in England, France, the Benelux countries, Switzerland, Italy and Western Germany.
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Changing of the guard: Research sheds light on how plants breathe
UC Santa Cruz researchers worked with Structured Materials Industries to design and build an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system large enough to accommodate telescope...
New mirror-coating technology promises dramatic improvements in telescopes
UC Santa Cruz researchers worked with Structured Materials Industries to design and build an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system large enough to accommodate telescope...
Brain cancer growth halted by absence of protein
Experiments by a team of NIH-funded scientists suggests a potential method for halting the expansion of certain brain tumors.
Credit: Image courtesy of Michelle Monje,...
