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10/21/2017

Typhoon Haiyan’s electric spectacular in the eye of the storm

Satellites reveal that one of the strongest tropical storms on record had unusual lightning in its core – which could be used to monitor storm intensity

10/19/2017

Scientists Actually Did Some Science at the March for Science

A number of academics at the March for Science weren't there to protest—they were there to research the composition and intention of the marchers.

10/19/2017

Nerve Gas Attack: New Treatment Cleared, But More Drugs Are Needed

After a deadly nerve agent attack in Syria earlier this month, the U.S. government has approved a new type of injector for a drug that treats these lethal chemicals.

10/18/2017

China's Climate-Change Scientists Find Links to Solar Winds

The solar flux is considered the fundamental energy source of earth's climate system on long time scales. In recent decades, some studies have noted that the tiny variations in solar activity could be amplified by the nonlinear process in climate...

10/17/2017

Distinction of Gracixalus carinensis from Vietnam and Myanmar

Gracixalus sapaensis Matsui, Ohler, Eto & Tao, 2017 Figure 3. Dorsal ( A ) and dorsolateral ( B ) views of male holotype (MNHN 1999....

10/16/2017

A 100 years ago: The worst year of the First World War for New Zealand

Professor Nick Wilson, University of Otago; Professor Glyn Harper, Massey University The year 1917 was the worst year of the First World War for New Zealand from a premature mortality perspective, with 5547 deaths. We have just presented on this topic at a Symposium at Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand...

10/15/2017

Body Mass, Inflammation, and Cognition – What is the Strongest Link?

Health & Healthcare 0 Body Mass, Inflammation, and Cognition – What is the Strongest Link? by Jennifer Gibson, PharmD | November 27, 2016 Body mass index (BMI) has been linked to inflammation, and systemic inflammation has been linked to decreased cognition. Now, a new study directly links a high BM...

10/14/2017

Sixty-four years later: How Watson and Crick did it

"A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid", Nature, April 25, 1953 (Image: Oregon State University) Today marks the sixty-fourth annive...

10/13/2017

Want some perspective on how much carbon dioxide human activity produces? Here it is

10/12/2017

[PaleoOrnithology • 2017] An Ichthyornis-like bird from the earliest Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of European Russia

An Ichthyornis -like bird from the earliest Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of European Russia. Zelenkov, Averianov & Popov, 2017 e...

10/11/2017

[Botany • 2017] Hibiscus contortus | ชบาหุบ • A New Species of Hibiscus (Malvaceae-Malvoideae) from Thailand

ชบาหุบ | Hibiscus contortus Phuph. & S.Gardner DOI: 10.20531/tfb.2017.45.1.02 A BSTRACT A new species , Hibiscus con...

10/11/2017

NASA: Ingredients For Life Found at Saturn's Moon Enceladus

NASA has found the ingredients for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus. NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered hydrogen in the particles spraying from the moon.