Study reveals that climate change could dramatically alter fragile mountain habitats
Credit: Richard Bardgett Mountain regions of the world are under direct threat from human-induced climate change which could radically alter...
When it comes to predators, size matters
Marine reserves play an important role in sustaining ecosystem diversity and abundance. Their presence enables certain species to return to...
Exceptionally preserved Jurassic sea life found in new fossil site
Credit: Rowan Martindale/The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences. A trove of exceptionally preserved Jurassic marine fossils...
Floating towards water treatment
Credit: William Strosnider Floating wetlands may seem odd but are perfectly natural. They occur when mats of vegetation break free...
MIT scholars show new method of harvesting crowd wisdom
Magnuviator Fossil with Sketch The wisdom of crowds is not always perfect. But two scholars at MIT's Sloan Neuroeconomics Lab,...
Deep learning algorithm does as well as dermatologists in identifying skin cancer
Credit: Matt Young It's scary enough making a doctor's appointment to see if a strange mole could be cancerous. Imagine,...
Gene delivery to the lung can treat broad range of diseases within and beyond the lung
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 25, 2017--Targeting therapeutic genes to the lungs offers the potential...
New study highlights need to increase female peer reviewers
Credit: Credit: Jory Lerback WASHINGTON, DC -- Publishers of scholarly journals should take additional steps to get more women to...
Pitt cancer researchers honored with 2017 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
Credit: The Paul Ehrlich Foundation PITTSBURGH -- One of the most prestigious awards in the field of medicine will be...
First step towards photonic quantum network
Credit: (Photo: Ola Jakup Joensen, NBI). Advanced photonic nanostructures are well on their way to revolutionising quantum technology for quantum...
Cosmic lenses support findings on accelerated universe expansion
Credit: NASA, ESA, Suyu (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics), Auger (University of Cambridge) The Hubble constant -- the rate at...
Jumping spiders court in color
Credit: Thomas Shahan While most arachnophiles will likely find tiny spider dancers who can "swagger like Jagger" entertaining, it's more...
Researchers in Kiel can control adhesive material remotely with light
Loading video... Credit: Emre Kizilkan Adhesive mechanisms in the natural world, as used by geckos and other animals when they...
NIH honors researchers with Outstanding Investigator Award
Credit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND: Two internationally recognized medical research leaders from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve...
How water can split into two liquids below zero
Did you know that water can still remain liquid below zero degrees Celsius? It is called supercooled water and is...
This Week from AGU: The shifting landscape of science
From the Prow The shifting landscape of science With each new development in the science policy arena, whether announcements of...
Global shark attacks drop to recent average in 2016
After 2015's record-busting 98 shark attacks, calmer waters prevailed in 2016. The University of Florida's International Shark Attack File reported...
Invasive sedge protects dunes better than native grass, Penn-led study finds
Credit: Bianca Charbonneau The invasive species Carex kobomugi, or Asiatic sand sedge, was first found along the East Coast of...
Getting by with a little help from their friends
After big winter storms, clumps of kelp forests often wash ashore along the Southern California coast. Contrary to the devastation...
Are social networking sites good platforms for providing social support?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 25, 2017--A critical review of 10 years of research on...
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