Estimating ancient air moisture using fossilized plant leaf wax
In the United Kingdom, new research coming out of the University of Birmingham outlined a new methodology for estimating ancient atmospheric water content based...
Eating a healthy diet lowers the hearing loss risk in women
In Massachusetts, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital examined the relation between three different diets and the risk of developing hearing loss with promising...
Corals like the taste of plastic
In North Carolina, a Duke University study of plastic ingestion by corals suggests they are not mistaking it for prey like other marine animals...
Quantum dots made from tea leaves kill cancer cells
In the United Kingdom, nanoparticles derived from tea leaves inhibited the growth of lung cancer cells and destroyed up to 80 percent of them....
Nightime snacking may lead to poor sleep and obesity
In Arizona, nighttime snacking and junk food cravings may contribute to unhealthy eating behaviors and represent a potential link between poor sleep and obesity,...
Agricultural impacts from climate change lead world hunger
In New York, world hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations' annual food security report. The total number...
Precision farming data offers archaeologists new insights
In the United Kingdom, a University of Bristol study suggests that developments in precision farming could yield data of great use to archaeological research,...
Deep learning technique helps humans identify plant species in natural history collections
In Pennsylvania, computer algorithms looking at images of thousands of preserved plants have learned to automatically identify species that have been pressed, dried and...
Cal Poly Strawberry Center joins other researchers to improve strawberry disease resistance
In California, the Cal Poly Strawberry Center, along with a team of scientists in California and Florida, has been awarded a $4.5 million grant...
Unaltered environmental changes could decrease global vegetable production
In the United Kingdom, a study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is the first to systematically examine the extent...