Inonews

Resettlement projects in the Amazon are driving severe tropical deforestation, according to new research. Widely hailed as a socially responsible and ‘innocuous’ strategy of land redistribution, agrarian reform settlements have been created throughout …

As the demand grows for ever smaller, smarter electronics, so does the demand for understanding materials’ behavior at ever smaller scales. Physicists are building a unique optical magnetometer to probe magnetism at the nano- and mesoscale.

A new study examines how consuming the concentrated extract of thylakoids found in spinach can reduce hunger and cravings. Thylakoids encourage the release of satiety hormones, which is very beneficial in slowing down fat digestion.

Basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer and is often referred to as «triple negative,» which means it is not responsive to the common medical therapeutics. BLBC is more likely to metastasize — or spread to different area…

As tropical storm Isaac was gaining momentum toward the Mississippi River in August 2012, researchers were dropping instruments from the sky above to study the ocean conditions beneath the storm. The newly published study showed how a downwelling of wa…

Starvation early in life can alter an organism for generations to come, according to a new study in nematodes. The epigenetic effects are a ‘bet-hedging strategy.’ Famine survivors are smaller and less fertile, and they acquire a toughness that lasts a…