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Flowers Causing Fire: Are Wildflowers to Blame for Southern California’s Wildfires?

New study finds that plants may be up to twice as flammable when in their flowering and fruiting stages. According to researchers from Michigan State, the Climate Corporation,…

Two Steps Forwards, One Step Back : Projections of Habitat Suitability for the Asiatic Ibex Under Climate Change

As the world wakes up to the reality of climate change, scientists are looking ahead in order to quantify the potential effects of our changing environment on an…

The New Genetic Explanation for Canine Color Concentration

The earliest record of color variation in dogs is from 10,000 year old archeological evidence. Now, finally, the intensity of this variation has been explained genetically due to…

A promising new line of treatment has emerged for HER2-positive breast cancer

A recent clinical trial carried out across 15 different countries reported an unprecedented successful outcome using the drug, Tucatinib, as a treatment option for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer…

Virtual Reality Enhances Surgical Education

Surgical training is a complicated process, with educators wanting to encourage their trainees to perform certain activities and learn, but understanding that it is not always possible when…

One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s… Graphene?

Graphene is the material of an alchemist’s dreams.  The seemingly weak graphite found in a pencil is transformed into the strongest material known to mankind, albeit through a…

Researchers Test Accuracy of Essential Cystic Fibrosis Screening Technology

  Most people have heard of the genetic disorder, Cystic Fibrosis, but did you know that it is one of the most common disorders worldwide, affecting 1 in…

Growing Good: How Urban Agriculture Can Help Cities Meet Sustainability Goals

As the climate crisis makes its way into more and more headlines and also into the collective consciousness, many cities in the US have begun the push towards…

Stroke-stopping drug is more effective at a lower loading dosage

The permanent effects of stroke, a deadly brain injury characterized by reduced blood flow, can be limited by the timely administration of a drug called tissue plasminogen activator…

Water versus Land: The Ultimate Power Struggle

Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Medicine recently examined the outcomes of water births and land births with the purpose of informing the public about the…