Scientists have identified synergistic cellular pathways for longevity that amplify lifespan fivefold in C. elegans, a nematode worm used as a model in aging research. The increase in lifespan would …read more Source:: Science
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Insulin can increase mosquitoes’ immunity to West Nile virus
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•A discovery has the potential to inhibit the spread of West Nile virus as well as Zika and dengue viruses. The researchers demonstrated that mammalian insulin activated an antiviral immunity …read more Source:: Science
Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring
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•New research finds that bonobo mothers take action to ensure their sons will become fathers. This way bonobo mothers increase their sons’ chance of fatherhood three-fold. …read more Source:: Science
Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control
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•For decades, women have shouldered most of the burden of contraception. However, long-term use of female birth control pills could increase the risk for side-effects such as blood clots or …read more Source:: Science
Scientists find increase in asteroid impacts on ancient Earth by studying the Moon
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•A team of scientists has determined the number of asteroid impacts on the Moon and Earth increased by two to three times starting around 290 million years ago. Previous theories …read more Source:: Science
Antarctica losing six times more ice mass annually now than 40 years ago
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•Antarctica experienced a sixfold increase in yearly ice mass loss between 1979 and 2017, according to a new study. Glaciologists additionally found that the accelerated melting caused global sea levels …read more Source:: Science
How trees and turnips grow fatter
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•Botanists have identified key regulatory networks controlling how plants grow ‘outwards,’ which could help us to grow trees to be more efficient carbon sinks and increase vegetable crop yields. …read more Source:: Science
Taller plants moving into Arctic because of climate change
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•The effects of climate change are behind an increase in plant height across the Arctic tundra over the past 30 years. …read more Source:: Science
Large wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase heat, rain, vegetation
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•Wind and solar farms are known to have local effects on heat, humidity and other factors that may be beneficial — or detrimental — to the regions in which they …read more Source:: Science
Moderate carbohydrate intake may be best for health, study suggests
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•A new study has found that diets both low and high in carbohydrates were linked with an increase in mortality, while moderate consumers of carbohydrates had the lowest risk of …read more Source:: Science