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Published Seismic sensing reveals flood damage potential - Seismic Sensing Reveals Flood Damage Potential


Rapidly evolving floods are a major and growing hazard worldwide. Currently, their onset and evoluti...
Published Oil spill clean-up: Better method - Oil Spill Clean-Up: A Better Method


Oil poses a considerable danger to aquatic life. Researchers have developed a new technology for the...
Published Researchers cultivate archaea that break down crude oil in novel ways - Researchers Cultivate Archaea That Break Down Crude Oil in Novel Ways



The seafloor is home to around one-third of all the microorganisms on the Earth and is inhabited eve...
Published Air pollution threatens natural pest control methods in sustainable farming - Air Pollution Threatens Natural Pest Control Methods in Sustainable Farming


When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone -- both found in emissions fr...
Published Risk of volcano catastrophe 'a roll of the dice', say experts - Risk of Volcano Catastrophe: A Roll of the Dice, Say Experts


While funding is pumped into preventing low-probability scenarios such as asteroid collision, the fa...
Published Using sound and bubbles to make bandages stickier and longer lasting - Using Sound and Bubbles to Make Bandages Stickier and Longer Lasting


Researchers have discovered that they can control the stickiness of adhesive bandages using ultrasou...
Published Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease treatment shows promising early results - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Treatment Shows Promising Early Results


A promising new treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has shown 'very encouraging' early res...
Published Breakthrough in chronic wasting disease research reveals distinct deer, elk prion strains - Breakthrough in Chronic Wasting Disease Research Reveals Distinct Deer, Elk Prion Strains


Researchers have developed a new gene-targeted approach to study chronic wasting disease in mice, al...
Published Possible molecular pathway for neurodegeneration in prion diseases - Possible Molecular Pathway for Neurodegeneration in Prion Diseases


A new study has shed light on the mechanisms underlying the progression of prion diseases and identi...
Published Transmission risk of familial human prion diseases to mice - Transmission Risk of Familial Human Prion Diseases to Mice


Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion prot...
Published Chronic wasting disease - Chronic Wasting Disease: A Growing Threat to Wildlife and Humans


New research summarizes the efforts in disease surveillance and risk management of chronic wasting d...
Published Prion trials and tribulations: Finding the right tools and experimental models - Prion Trials and Tribulations: Finding the Right Tools and Experimental Models


Prions are fascinating, enigmatic, and might teach us not only about rare prion diseases like Creutz...
Published The shape of infectious prions - The Shape of Infectious Prions: Understanding the Mechanisms of Prion Diseases


Prions are unique infective agents -- unlike viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites, prions do...
Published Earth's atmosphere may be source of some lunar water - Earth's Atmosphere May Be the Source of Some Lunar Water


Hydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be o...
Published Researchers enlist robot swarms to mine lunar resources - Researchers Enlist Robot Swarms to Mine Lunar Resources


Building a base on the moon was once something out of science fiction, but now scientists are starti...
Published Prototype fuel gauge for orbit - Prototype Fuel Gauge for Orbit: A Revolutionary Technology


Liquids aren't as well behaved in space as they are on Earth. Inside a spacecraft, microgravity allo...
Published Researchers report quantum-limit-approaching chemical sensing chip - Researchers Report Quantum-Limit-Approaching Chemical Sensing Chip


Researchers are reporting an advancement of a chemical sensing chip that could lead to handheld devi...
Published Researchers examine cooling power plants with brackish groundwater - Researchers Examine Cooling Power Plants with Brackish Groundwater



Nontraditional water sources can be deployed to help cope with climate-induced water risks and tackl...
Published Disease threatens to decimate western bats - Disease Threatens to Decimate Western Bats


A four-year study concludes that the fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, poses a severe threat to m...
Published Reducing pesticide pollution and the intensity of harvesting can increase crop yield and contribute to climate change mitigation - Reducing Pesticide Pollution and Harvesting Intensity to Increase Crop Yield and Mitigate Climate Change


Researchers have found that carbon sequestration and plant resilience as well as forage pasture yiel...