Australian study uses new technique to challenge brain development hypothesis
Credit: Courtesy Dr. Vera Weisbecker A new study involving The University of Queensland, which might be useful for biomedical research,...
AAS publishes a special issue on Chinese Carbon Budget Program
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Global warming has been one of the biggest issues the whole world has been facing...
Sleep scientists’ latest book debunks 40 myths on getting a good night’s sleep
A new book by leading sleep scientists debunks 40 popular and persistent myths on how to get a good night's...
New chemical synthesis method can produce an exciting range of novel compounds
Credit: NITech Chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology have developed an innovative chemical reaction system, which could have applications for...
Not so pretty after all: New pestivirus that attacks the nervous system of Austrian pigs
Credit: Photo/Video: Institute of Virology/Vetmeduni Vienna Some newly born piglets shiver even when they are kept warm. So-called "shaking piglets"...
The role of electrochemotherapy in radiosensitization of tumor cells
Credit: Ali Yadollahpour et al., Bentham Science Publishers Radiotherapy is an important method in treatment of tumors, but it can...
Mapping genes could improve cancer diagnosis
Large-scale changes to the structure of the genome are often seen in cancer cells. Scientists at the Babraham Institute in...
Sea shells for sale: A new source of sustainable biomaterials
Credit: Dr James Morris Over 7 million tonnes of mollusc shells are discarded by the seafood industry each year as...
A twist in the tail: Flying fish give clues to ‘tandem wing’ airplane design
Credit: Mr Itaru Takaku. Ribbon halfbeak are a species of fish with the ability to fly above the sea surface...
Winging it: How do bats out-maneuver their prey?
Credit: Dr Per Hedenström Bats catch food 'on the wing' without touching the ground, but how do they do it?...
Sticking your neck out: How did plesiosaurs swim with such long necks?
Credit: Ms Pernille V Troelsen When dinosaurs ruled the land, plesiosaurs ruled the oceans. Famous for their incredibly long necks...
Whale attack simulations reveal prey escape strategies
Credit: Goldbogen Lab, Hopkins Marine Station Humpback whales feed from a range of species that have adapted to escape their...
Genetics may lie at the heart of crop yield limitation
Credit: Dr Nick Pullen You might think that plants grow according to how much nutrition, water and sunlight they are...
Removal of invasive shrub could be an easy way to help reduce malaria transmission
Credit: Muller et al., Malaria Journal, 2017' Removing the flowers of an invasive shrub from mosquito-prone areas might be a...
Ca2+, the intercellular signal in arterioles
Vasoconstriction must be balanced with vasodilation, particularly in the arterioles that supply tissues with blood. Endothelial cells protrude through holes...
DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa
Credit: © Photo Museum Ulm Ancient mitochondrial DNA from the femur of an archaic European hominin is helping to resolve...
Study finds automated embryo assessment system more accurate than that of embryologists
Geneva, 4 July 2017: Embryo quality has long been considered the main determinant of implantation and pregnancy in IVF. Morphology...
The transfer of chromosomally ‘abnormal’ embryos can still result in pregnancy in IVF
Geneva, 4 July 2017: IVF embryos whose cells have mixed chromosomal profiles - one normal, another abnormal - still have...
Gigantic crocodile with T. rex teeth was a top land predator of the Jurassic in Madagascar
Credit: Giovanni Bindellini Little is known about the origin and early evolution of the Notosuchia, hitherto unknown in the Jurassic...
Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup increased in Canada after tariffs lowered in NAFTA
Lower tariffs on high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were linked to higher supply...
