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'Epidemiological' tree study shows impacts of climate change on forests
— 6 Apr 2011 17:43 | EnvironmentTree growth and fecundity - the ability to produce viable seeds - are more sensitive to climate change than previously thought, according to an 18-year study of 27,000 individual trees…
New models may reduce seabird bycatch
— 6 Apr 2011 17:40 | BiologyTens of thousands of albatrosses and other far-ranging seabirds are killed each year after they become caught in longline fishing gear. Innovative new models developed by a Duke University-led…
Leatherback sea turtle nests increasing in Florida
— 6 Apr 2011 17:37 | BiologyThe number of endangered leatherback sea turtle nests at 68 beaches in Florida has increased by 10.2 percent a year since 1979, according to a new Duke University-led study published…
Ageing rates, gender gap in mortality similar across all primates
— 11 Mar 2011 15:58 | BiologyHumans aren't the only ones who grow old gracefully, says a new study of primate ageing patterns…
Creasing to cratering: Voltage breaks down plastic
— 4 Mar 2011 15:51 | TechnologyA Duke University team has seen for the first time how soft polymers, such as wire insulation, can break down under exposure to electrical current…
Lasers ID deadly skin cancer better than doctors
— 24 Feb 2011 20:08 | HealthHigh-resolution images from a laser-based tool developed at Duke University could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, while potentially saving…
Plant's immune defence revs up for the morning attack
— 4 Feb 2011 15:37 | BiologyTiming is everything in the long-standing arms race between the flowering plant Arabidopsis and Hyaloperonospora, a downy mildew pathogen…
New method for rapidly producing protein-polymers
— 26 Jan 2011 18:01 | HealthDuke University bioengineers have developed a new method for rapidly producing an almost unlimited variety of man-made DNA sequences…
Childhood self-control predicts adult health and wealth
— 25 Jan 2011 18:35 | HealthA long-term study has found that children who scored lower on measures of self-control as young as age 3 were more likely to have health problems, substance dependence, financial troubles…
Wildflower colours tell butterflies how to do their jobs
— 9 Jan 2011 19:12 | BiologyThe recipe for making one species into two requires time and some kind of separation, like being on different islands or something else that discourages gene flow between the two budding…