Study examines legacies of rainforest burning in British Columbia
Analyses of temperate rain forests located on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada suggest that for centuries, humans have...
Creating brain cells to detect Tourette’s
Scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick used a genetic engineering technique for the first time to create brain cells from the...
UC research shows ticks are even tougher and nastier than you thought
Credit: Jay Yocis/UC Creative Services Ticks are nasty little survivors, outlasting even dinosaurs as they resist drought, tolerate cold and...
Group project? Taking turns, working with friends may improve grades
It has become an almost essential element of academic life, from college lecture halls to elementary classrooms: the group assignment....
Climate insurance is rarely well thought out in agriculture
Credit: UFZ / André Künzelmann Internationally subsidised agricultural insurance is intended to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects...
High-fidelity recording of molecular geometry with DNA ‘nanoscopy’
(BOSTON) -- Researchers are constantly expanding their arsenal of methods to decipher the spatial organization of biological structures. Using microscopes,...
Child abuse affects brain wiring
For the first time, researchers have been able to see changes in the neural structures in specific areas of the...
UNH receives NIH grant to advance its biomedical research to the bedside
DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a five-year, $10 million National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
The rat race is over: New livestock model for stroke could speed discovery
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker Athens, Ga. - It is well-known in the medical field that the pig brain shares certain...
Geophysical investigation aims revealing how vegetation responds to climate change
Credit: Daniel Antônio / Agencia FAPESP In early August 2017, a team of scientists from the University of São Paulo...
With extra sugar, leaves get fat too
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Eat too much without exercising and you'll probably put on a few pounds. As it...
Discovered: Gene associated with schizophrenia risk regulates early brain development
Credit: Yingwei Mao lab, Penn State University University Park, PA -- A gene associated with the risk of schizophrenia regulates...
Drug targeting technique could aid therapies for immune diseases
A new technique that targets drugs to specific cells could lead to improved therapies for diseases caused by an overactive...
Brain damage in fish affected by plastic nanoparticles
Calculations have shown that 10 per cent of all plastic produced around the world ultimately ends up in the oceans....
Getting the measure of mud
Credit: Credit: NASA via Flickr Researchers have found a way to chart changes in the speed of deep-ocean currents using...
Metabolism directly impacts the odds of developing malaria
Credit: Maria Mota lab, iMM Lisboa Researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa have found that the host's susceptibility...
Bacterial nanosized speargun works like a power drill
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum In order to get rid of unpleasant competitors, some bacteria use a sophisticated weapon -...
Creative Use of Noise Brings Bio-Inspired Electronic Improvement
Credit: Megumi Akai-Kasaya WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25, 2017 -- In conventional electronics, a great deal of effort is devoted to...
Better pancakes through chemistry (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2017 -- Everyone seems to swear by a different pancake recipe. How...
Filter may be a match for fracking water
Credit: ESRI at Swansea University A new superhydrophilic filter has proven able to remove greater than 90 per cent of...
