Metabolism changes with age, but not when people might think Researchers measured life's metabolic highs and lows, from birth to old age More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303364&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Measuring electric current in soil could provide answers on soil health Development may lead to a real-time test for farmers to determine soil productivity More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303363&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
These bacteria clean up radioactive waste Research reveals 'sponge' made by Geobacter can soak up uranium More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303361&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Dosing the coast: Baltimore County's leaky pipes are medicating the Chesapeake Bay Faulty wastewater infrastructure leads to thousands of doses of drugs entering the bay More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303362&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Uncovering the botanical history of the Guadalupe Mountains Botanists are studying the genetics of specimens collected half a century ago More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303337&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Scientists discover novel thermoelectric material Thermoelectric technology converts waste heat into energy More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303338&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Protecting Earth from space storms Researchers use supercomputer to improve space weather forecasting system More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303327&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
For trees, carbs are key to surviving insect defoliation Study reveals threshold of reserves necessary for trees to survive More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303326&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Wildfire smoke may lead to less rain in the western US Particles from wildfires make small cloud droplets that are less likely to fall as rain More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303321&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Study takes unprecedented peek into life of 17,000-year-old mammoth Researchers have retraced the lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303320&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Reducing blue light with a new type of LED that won't keep you up all night LEDs currently on the market emit a lot of blue light More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303318&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Genetics team aims for better corn plants Work could lead to bigger yields, better stress tolerance More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303319&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
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Rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to planet's rotation rate Oxygen rise paved the way for the spectacular diversity of animal life More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303307&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Previously unseen massive star formations detected Survey reveals new information on mysterious parts of the Milky Way More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303306&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
'Green electrospinning' process has potential to transform biofabrication New process for making nano-biomaterials with limited environmental impact More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303300&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Trapped salt water caused mangrove death after Hurricane Irma New answers to why some mangroves didn't bounce back More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303301&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Bugs find bats to bite thanks to bacteria Important parallels to other vector-borne pathways for disease transmission More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303295&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Study finds kelp is key to California's coastal ecosystems Decade-long experiment involved repeatedly removing giant kelp from ecosystems More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303296&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
