Treetop leaves of tall trees store extra water
A research team led by Associate Professor Ishii Roaki and Doctoral Student Azuma Wakana from the Kobe University Graduate School...
A better way to wash pesticides off apples
Polishing an apple with your shirt might remove some dust and dirt, but getting rid of pesticide residues could take...
Controlling the body clock
Credit: RIKEN A new study from the laboratory of Hiroki Ueda at the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center investigates circadian timekeeping...
Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida
Credit: Photo: Heather Stockdale Walden GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that...
Intestinal worms may solve allergy puzzle
Credit: Photo: Evind Sennetset Researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB) in Norway were surprised when they found that intestinal...
Study finds variation within species is a critical aspect of biodiversity
Credit: Nash Turley Concerns about biodiversity tend to focus on the loss of species from ecosystems, but a new study...
Monkey fights help explain tipping points in animal societies
Credit: A.J. Haverkamp. Previous studies of flocks, swarms, and schools suggest that animal societies may verge on a "critical" point–in...
Tumor cells get stiff before becoming invasive
Credit: Sandra Tavares, IGC. A study published now on Nature Communications* shows that breast cancer cells undergo a stiffening state...
Responsive filtration membranes by polymer self-assembly
Credit: TECHNOLOGY A team of researchers from Tufts University in Medford, MA have put together a review article, which discusses...
$1.6M from NSF to UC Davis to study water, land use in disadvantaged communities
Credit: Joe Proudman/UC Davis The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.6M to the University of California, Davis to analyze the...
Scientists discover hydrothermal vents on deep ocean voyage
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Photo Two University of Wyoming researchers led a voyage to the bottom of the Pacific...
Insulin signaling molecule in liver controls levels of triglyceride in blood
Credit: Paul Titchenell, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA — A new animal study shows how insulin...
Mapping brain connectivity with MRI may predict outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors,…
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that measures of connectivity within specific cerebral networks were strongly linked...
Baycrest launches study combining music and brain stimulation to…
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Baycrest will embark on the first study combining music therapy with brain stimulation to...
Tobacco industry steps up tactics to reduce impact of display ban
Credit: University of Stirling Tobacco manufacturers are offering retailers incentives to promote their products in a bid to mitigate the...
Does eclipse equal night in plant life?
Credit: Stephanie L. Sidoti On August 21, 2017, about 215 million American adults watched one of nature's most dramatic events:...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 – Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually...
Newly discovered biomarkers may lead to promising diagnostic tool for…
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio – Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and determining a patient's prognosis is an inexact business, and that...
Rare facial paralysis gives researchers new insights into social…
Möbius is an extremely rare congenital facial paralysis that is usually bilateral and complete. The paralysis leaves the face expressionless,...
Rice U. unveils dual-channel biological function generator
Credit: Karl Gerhardt/Rice University Rice University bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version...
