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Climate Change: We're Not Literally Doomed, But...
…there’s space for action between “everything is fine” and “the Apocalypse is upon us”-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Looking inside the lithium battery's black box
(Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science) Columbia University researchers report the use of SRS microscopy, a technique widely used in biomedical studies, to explore the mechanism behind dendrite growth in lithium batteries, the...
Inflammation inhibitor delivered directly to kidneys reverses course of destructive nephritis
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Using a manmade version of a human antibody to directly deliver a drug that inhibits a powerful driver of inflammation, can reverse a disease course that often leads to kidney failure and dialysis, i...
It's Global Tiger Day. How Is the Effort to Save Them Going?
Overall, badly. Instead of the 25,000-50,000 that should be living in the wild, we're urged to "celebrate" a miserable 5000 with annoying frequency.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Push to Weaken U.S. Endangered Species Act Runs into Roadblocks
Policymakers have tried, unsuccessfully, to change this law for decades-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
23andMe Is Sharing Genetic Data with Drug Giant
The genetics testing company and GlaxoSmithKline are using 5 million people’s data to develop medical treatments-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Genetic basis of heart rhythms explored in large population study
(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) New information about the biology behind the heart's electrical activity has been revealed in a major genome study with the largest sample size ever of a project of this type. These molecula...
NASA's GPM sees another dangerous typhoon threatening Japan
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided a rainfall and cloud analysis on powerful Typhoon Jongdari as it moves toward Japan. Jongdari follows another powerful typhoon that made la...
Moonrise, moonset and Mars: Photos hit the high points at Mount Rainier
Mars (far left) and the full moon get together over Mount Rainier on the night of July 26-27. Click on the image for a larger version. (Photo by Kevin Lisota)
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — Warm weather, clear skies and a full moon brought me o...
NASA catches tropical depression 9E at peak before dissipation
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The Eastern Pacific Ocean's Tropical Depression 9E formed on July 26 and by July 27 the depression had dissipated over 1,200 miles from Hilo, Hawaii. NASA's Terra satellite captured a look at the storm at...