Solid-State Breakthrough: The Future of Storing Biological Materials
The breakthrough has potential applications in health care and scientific research. Researchers have developed a new technique to store biological substances like RNA and proteins…
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Weight-Loss Maintainers Share Strategies for Success: Tips From People That Lost 50+ Lbs and Kept It Off
Over 6,000 study participants, who lost more than 50 pounds and kept the weight off more than three years, offer tips to succeed. About one…
Noise and Light Pollution Changes Which Species of Birds Visit Our Backyards
A new study reports that birds across the continental U.S. tend to avoid backyard feeders in louder areas. When light and noise pollution were both…
Creating a Phantom River: Experimental Broadcast of Whitewater River Noise Drives Bats and Birds Away
While many might consider a walk in the woods to be a quiet, peaceful escape from their noisy urban life, we often don’t consider just…
Noise Can Be Detrimental to Plant Life – Effects Persist Even Years After the Noise Has Been Removed
Though noise may change moment by moment for humans, it has a more lasting effect on trees and plants. A new Cal Poly study reveals…
Research Outcomes Can Be Affected by Anesthetizing Fish
Anesthetics may alter coloration in certain fish species, influencing the traits researchers are trying to study. Fish use colorful patterns to signal to each other,…