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Greatest Increase In Animal Species Can Help Us Understand And Control Ocean Deoxygenation

THE OCEAN Deoxygenation can make large areas of the ocean uninhabitable. But new study offers new knowledge of how oxygen levels affect marine life – this may help us preserve marine ecosystems. “In the past 50 years, we have already lost an area the size of the EU due to deoxygenation,” researcher behind the study says.

Why Are California’s Wildfires Getting Worse? Experts Explain What We Know

Paper adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property

Birds Raise Fewer Young When Spring Arrives Earlier in A Warming World

Study led by UCLA, Michigan State scientists finds conservation strategies should address avian responses to climate-driven shifts

What’s Living Beneath the Waves in Southern California?

UCLA study using environmental DNA provides most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in region’s surf zones

Megalodon Was No Cold-Blooded Killer

A killer, yes. But analysis of tooth minerals reveals how the warm-blooded predator maintained its body temperature

UCLA Geologists Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Landslides

Their newly developed method helps pinpoint which variables are most important in causing the earth to slip

New Drug Delays Progression of Glioma, A Deadly Brain Cancer

Study is first clinical trial analyzing a targeted therapy specifically developed to treat brain tumors

Elderly Patients See No Difference in Health Outcomes When Treated By M.D.S Or Osteopaths

UCLA-led study of hospitalized patients with Medicare also finds costs are almost equal

Astrophysicists Confirm the Faintest Galaxy Ever Seen in The Early Universe

The small, distant galaxy JD1 is typical of the kind that burned through hydrogen left over from the Big Bang

A Metabolic Process in Cancer Cells Could Unlock a Possible Treatment For Glioblastoma

UCLA-led study could lead to new strategy for treating aggressive brain cancer

Experts Agree: Dairy Cattle's Welfare Worse Than Beef Cattle

RESEARCH Cattle welfare experts rate the welfare of dairy cattle as lower than that of beef cattle, research from the University of Copenhagen shows. For this, 70 leading experts from across the globe rated the common dairy and beef production systems in their own country.

Three Proteins Join Forces To Spread Cancer. Now Scientists May Destroy Them

CANCER With cryo- electron microscopy, it is possible to examine proteins more than a 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. Now research using the technology may help develop treatment for some of the deadliest forms of cancer.

Physicists Find A Novel Way To Switch Antiferromagnetism On And Off

The findings could lead to faster, more secure memory storage, in the form of antiferromagnetic bits.

“Extremely Satisfying” As Researchers Find New Hope For Heart Patients

RESEARCH There is currently no cure for the heart condition ARVC, which usually affects young individuals. A new study from the University of Copenhagen presents a surprising new treatment strategy.

Nanoparticles, Made To Order — Inside And Out

New research enables high-speed customization of novel nanoparticles for drug delivery and other uses.

One-Two Punch Knocks Out Aggressive Tumors

New nanoparticles weaken tumor-cell defenses, then strike with chemotherapy drug.

Removable ‘Cloak’ For Nanoparticles Helps Them Target Tumors

New MIT particles could be used to deliver cancer drugs to nearly any type of tumor.

White-Bellied Pangolins Have Second-Most Chromosomes Among Mammals

Genomic research could support conservation efforts for endangered species

UCLA Study Highlights Need to Focus on Individuals, Versus Populations, In Genomic Medicine

One way scientists can estimate a person’s risk for a wide range of diseases is a measure called a polygenic score.

Nobel Prize Winning Microscopy Technique Uncovers Mechanisms Of Bacterial Antibiotics Resistance

To counter the effects of antibiotics, bacteria constantly evolve resistance mechanisms.