Loss of forest intactness increases extinction risk in birds
Fragmentation within intact forests has a higher impact on vertebrate biodiversity than equivalent losses in already degraded landscapes, but the...
Powder could help cut CO2 emissions
Scientists at the University of Waterloo have created a powder that can capture CO2 from factories and power plants. The...
Exposure to cannabis alters the genetic profile of sperm
Whether genetic changes can be reversed or are passed on to children is still unknown DURHAM, N.C. -- As legal...
A new way to use CRISPR
UD engineers develop methods to use CRISPR technology for conditional gene regulationCredit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson A team of...
Researchers find gender separation affects sense of smell
A University of Wyoming researcher and his team have discovered that separating male and female mice, over time, changes the...
Wearable sweat sensor pioneer issued key device patent
Invention by Dr. Jason Heikenfeld provides chronological assurance of sweat analyte data December 18, 2018. Cincinnati, Ohio. Eccrine Systems, Inc.,...
Uncovering a key mechanism in assembly of Avian Sarcoma Virus, a relative of HIV-1
This 100-year-old oncogenic virus often used to study HIV-1, and understanding the molecular basis of binding informs ways to prevent...
Arizona State University to host 2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium
Arizona State University is hosting the 2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium Jan. 24-25, 2019, in Tempe, Arizona. The Southwest Robotics Symposium...
Southwest forest trees will grow much slower in the 21st century
Even forest trees growing in average conditions may decline in productivity as much as 75 percentCredit: John D. Shaw, US...
Red wolf DNA found in mysterious Texas canines
Newly discovered canine population has unique genes that may have been lost to the captive breeding population.Credit: Courtesy of Ron...
Optimizing restoration can deliver an eightfold increase in cost-effectiveness
Study shows that restoring nature with spatial intelligence can triple its benefits while halving costsCredit: Strassburg et al 2018 A...
Sarpeshkar elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Credit: John Sherman HANOVER, NH -- Rahul Sarpeshkar, professor of engineering at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, has been...
Osteoporosis: Not just a women's disease
UMass Lowell wins $2.6 million grant to study bone health in men LOWELL, Mass. - Osteoporosis, a bone disease that...
Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure
Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported,...
Graphene's magic is in the defects
NYU researchers offer major new insights for precise engineering of ultra-small, ultra-sensitive electrochemical sensors BROOKLYN, New York, Thursday, December 13,...
UC San Diego Health offers new bluetooth-enabled 'pacemaker' for chronic focal nerve pain
Raul Silva lived with phantom limb pain for 18 years until a new dorsal root ganglion (DRG) device erased his...
New insight on inflammatory regulation could inform future pain drug development
Researchers have identified a new form of inflammatory regulation that increases our response to painful stimuli A novel way in...
Today's children reach bone maturity earlier, study reveals
Findings establish 'New normal' for when children reach fullCredit: University of Missouri Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (December 17, 2018) - Children...
C-Path encouraged by FDA to move forward on type 1 diabetes biomarker initiative
Biomarker potentially could identify individuals at risk of developing T1D TUCSON, Ariz., December 18, 2018 -- Critical Path Institute (C-Path)...
The MATRIX Project has received an 'ERC Consolidator'
The ERC Consolidator grant from the European Commission is endowed with 2 million euros for the next five yearsCredit: CNIC...
