Why are killer whales harassing and killing porpoises without eating them?
For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even killing porpoises without consuming them—a...
Exciting news: 11 more journals indexed in CABI
Maximum Academic Press (MAP) is pleased to announce that 11 more journals including Circular Agricultural Systems, Food Innovation and Advances, Food Materials Research, Fruit Research, Grass...
Roundtable on ensuring ethical and equitable artificial intelligence and machine learning practices
The National Alliance against Disparities in Patient Health (NADPH) presents a Roundtable Discussion on the topic of embedding ethics and...
How parents’ work stress affects family mealtimes and children’s development
URBANA, Ill. – Family mealtimes are important for parents and children as a space to communicate, socialize, and build attachment...
Indigenous community-first approach to more ethical microbiome research
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Every person hosts trillions of microorganisms, like bacteria and viruses, on their skin and in organs...
Watching paint dry — to understand and control the patterns it leaves behind
A coffee spill leaves behind a dark stain around the puddle’s edge when it dries. But as drops of paint...
Wearable patch wirelessly monitors estrogen in sweat
The sex hormone commonly known as estrogen plays an important role in multiple aspects of women's health and fertility. High...
Scientists figured out what causes Earth’s strongest lightning
American Geophysical Union 28 September 2023 AGU Release No. 23-37 For Immediate ReleaseCredit: Efraim et al (2023), adapted from Holzworth...
Innovative tool to help industries optimize steam and electricity generation from lost heat
Heat2Power®, an innovative tool developed by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) in collaboration with ArcelorMittal Foundation Luxembourg,...
Few eligible patients get access to publicly funded weight management programs in England
Of the more than 1.8 million adults in England with a recorded diagnosis of overweight or obesity, only 3 percent...
Ethics rules needed for human research on commercial spaceflights, panel says
New guidelines are needed to assure that research on human subjects performed on commercial spaceflights is conducted ethically, a panel...
A few essential genetic differences tailor flowers to bee or hummingbird pollinators
Large differences in flower characteristics between wildflowers with different pollinators are achieved by a few key genetic differences, according to...
Accounting for oxygen in modeling coastal ecosystems
Driven by climate change and pollution, the decline of oxygen levels in oceans is altering biogeochemical cycles, threatening marine plants,...
Low-income communities face dual barriers to maternity care access
Research led by Peiyin Hung has dug deeper into the challenges surrounding maternity care access that the health services policy and management assistant professor...
Van Andel Institute chief scientist earns $7.9 million Outstanding Investigator Award to support cancer research
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (September 28, 2023) — Van Andel Institute Chief Scientific Officer Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), has...
Experts present pioneering vision on reducing brain disorders by 2050
Amsterdam, September 28, 2023 – A special supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, published by IOS Press, presents insights...
A turtle time capsule: DNA found in ancient shell
Currently, only seven species of sea turtles exist. Among them are two in the genus Lepidochelys: the olive ridley and the...
Ireland-Uganda partnership awarded €1 million funding to tackle sepsis in babies
Maynooth University in Ireland in partnership with Makerere University in Uganda has been awarded €1 million under a Sustainable Development...
Watch how hammerhead sharks get their hammer
For weeks, you’d be hard pressed to tell if the rapidly growing animal was going to become a chicken, a...
Researchers create first-ever map of a single animal’s early visual system
Neuroscientists at the Flatiron Institute in New York City and their colleagues have made a big breakthrough using one of...