Parrots Are Making U.S. Home
Released or escaped parrots are now living in most states and are breeding in at least 21 states. For some, it's a second chance at survival. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding
(Kanazawa University) Researchers led by Kanazawa University developed a transgenic approach to inactivating the mosquito salivary protein AAPP. Transgenic mosquitoes showed significantly longer probing and prediuresis times, and worse feeding succes...
Reducing Climate Change by Making it Less Abstract
Psychology offers a strategy to meet the threat-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Durability vs. recyclability: Dueling goals in making electronics more sustainable
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Research released by a team at Georgia Institute of Technology, where researchers looked into the impact of government policies put in place to reduce the amount of electronics waste filling up landfills.
University of Arizona researchers making drinking water safer
(University of Arizona College of Engineering) For decades, manmade chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were used in everything from carpets to frying pans to firefighting chemicals for their ability to repel water and oi...
NASA catches Tropical Cyclone Idai making landfall in Mozambique
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Cyclone Idai was approaching landfall in Mozambique when NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at the cloud top temperatures to determine the strongest parts of the storm.
Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report.
Book provides a new framework for making sense of mental illness
(Arizona State University) Despite evidence of mental illness tending to run in families, and billions of dollars to fuel the research efforts of many smart scientists to probe deep inside our DNA, not a single specific brain cause has been found for...