by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Earth and Environment, Physical Science
Dr Vassilis Angelopoulos and his colleagues at the UCLA Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Department in California study the interaction of solar radiation with the Earth’s magnetosphere using multiple NASA research satellites. Their aim is to protect our modern...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Earth and Environment, Health and Medicine
Mercury levels, primarily as methylmercury, in fish and seafood are a global concern. Marine scientist, Professor Robert Mason of the University of Connecticut in the USA, studies how mercury levels in the biosphere are changing due to climate change. He has...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Earth and Environment
Drs David Pollard and Rob DeConto have developed computer models that simulate how the world’s ice sheets have grown and retreated in response to climatic change over past epochs. Their models are now being used to predict Antarctic ice sheet melt and sea level rise...
by Iliyah | May 14, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment
Research led by Dr Mollie Manier at The George Washington University has revealed how female fruit flies choose the right sperm to fertilise their eggs after mating with multiple males. Secondary sexual male ornaments are advantageous in acquiring mates and can be...
by Iliyah | May 11, 2017 | Biology, Earth and Environment
The white abalone snail has been overfished to the verge of extinction, but Dr Kristin Aquilino and Professor Gary Cherr at UC Davis hope to save the species by reintroducing their captive-bred population back into the wild. Threatened by Overfishing Although trying...
by Iliyah | May 7, 2017 | Earth and Environment
Crop disease can have an enormous impact on farming productivity and profits. A plant’s resistance to disease has been previously linked to micronutrients, which control key biochemical processes. Dr Wade Elmer of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has...
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