Alternative Methods To Disperse And Treat Oil Spills
Oil spills at sea continue to pose a major threat to the marine ecosystem. Our joint University of Greifswald and Louisiana State University research team…
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Why Do Animal Vocalizations Sound Different? How Habitat May Be Influencing The Low Frequency Of Mobbing Calls In Birds
Different habitats may impose different limitations on how acoustic communication signals are sent and received. For example, think of how you change your voice when…
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Sustainable Coastal Development: Should We Care About Surface Materials?
Today, nearly half of the world’s population lives within 150 km from the coast and, in an increasingly urbanized world, most people experience marine environment…
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Water Transport Within A Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell: Why It Is So Important And How It Can Be Modeled
Scientists typically refer to the rise in global average temperature and the associated effects on Earth’s climate with the term “climate change.” Lately, it is…
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Can Material Found In Nature Provide Effective Treatments For Acid Drainage?
Acid drainage (AD) refers to the effluent from mining, metallurgy, and various other industrial operations, including tanneries, electroplating, power plants, and battery manufacturing. AD is…
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Plasmid-Mediated Aminoglycosides Resistance Among Clinical Isolates Of Escherichia Coli
Escherichia coli is a component of the normal bacterial flora of the human digestive tract, but, on the other hand, it is an important opportunistic…
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Changing The Boron Environment – A Powerful Tool To Tune The Reactivity
Shortly after its discovery in 1942, sodium borohydride (NaBH4) has rapidly become recognized as an extremely convenient reductant 1-3. The borohydrides nowadays are considered as…
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Eavesdropping Bats Make Frogs Pay A Price For Recycling Air When Calling
Many species of animals have elaborate sexual performances to attract mates. These complicated mating displays are often observable in multiple sensory modalities. Many species of…
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An Ecological Framework To Understand Gut Microbiota Modulation By Probiotics
Due to the biological importance of the dense microbial communities that reside in the digestive tract of humans and animals (the gut microbiota), there is…
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The Role Of Evolution In A Helping Hand
It’s something you see every day. Around the holiday season, you’ll certainly see more of it. Why are people nice to each other? Why do…
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Climbing Out Of Depression: New Studies Show That Bouldering Reduces Depressive Symptoms
Today, depression is so common in industrialized nations that nearly one in eight people will suffer from it at some point in their life. Patients…
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