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Using stardust grains, ASU scientists build new model for nova eruptions
(Arizona State University) ASU scientists make breakthrough in modeling how stars erupt thanks to studies of microscopic stardust grains.
Warm seas scatter fish
(University of California - Santa Barbara) Fish provide a vital source of protein for over half the world's population, with over 56 million people employed by or subsisting on fisheries. But climate change is beginning to disrupt the complex, i...
AU researchers develop genetic test to detect antimicrobial resistance
(American University) Researchers at American University have developed a new, highly sensitive rapid genetic test that can determine whether bacteria carries a gene that causes resistance to two common antibiotics used to treat strep throat and othe...
Anti-Vaxxers Are Here to Stay
So what can officials do to protect the public’s health?-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
NASA finds a hint of an eye in Tropical Cyclone Pola
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the hint of an eye developing in the center of Tropical Cyclone Pola. Warnings in the Southern Pacific Ocean have been posted for Tonga.
Leave No House Behind in Flood Buyout Programs, Group Says
Buyouts in flood-prone areas should be more proactive and target homes near environmental assets like streams-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
UCF researchers develop first sypersymmetric laser array
(University of Central Florida) A team of University of Central Florida researchers has overcome a long-standing problem in laser science, and the findings could have applications in surgery, drilling and 3D laser mapping.
New research suggests earlier emergence of malaria in Africa
(Institut Pasteur) After carrying out extensive research into the βS mutation by performing full sequencing of the HBB gene together with a large-scale genomic study on 479 individuals from 13 populations from Sub-Saharan Africa, scientists were able...
Large-scale initiative linked to reductions in maternal and newborn deaths in Indonesia
(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) A U.S.-funded initiative to improve quality of care and referrals during pregnancy and childbirth in Indonesia resulted in significant reductions in maternal and newborn mortality at partic...
Home insurance buyers lack access to public flood data
(University of Waterloo) Canadian homeowners do not have the information they need to know if they should buy flood insurance leaving them exposed to significant financial risk. A recent study from the University of Waterloo found flood mapping infor...