To treat or not to treat
It's a mark on your skin you've never noticed before. It's a spot with irregular borders, or a mole that...
Cutting the cost of ethanol, other biofuels and gasoline
Credit: Shishir Chundawat/Rutgers University and U.S. Department of Energy. Biofuels like the ethanol in U.S. gasoline could get cheaper thanks...
Investigating folding stability and dynamics of proteins
Credit: Lydia Kisley, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Hydrogels are polymer materials that can absorb a large amount...
When temps rise, Japanese quail require a breeze
Credit: Isabela C. Santos URBANA, Ill. - Tiny Japanese quail eggs are a small niche market in the United States,...
In the egg, American bullfrogs learn how to avoid becoming lunch
CORVALLIS, Ore. - When exposed to potential predators as an embryo, the invasive American bullfrog becomes harder to kill when...
Ancient animal thought to be first air breather on land loses claim to fame
Credit: University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences AUSTIN, Texas -- Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate at The...
Reconciling predictions of climate change
Harvard University researchers have resolved a conflict in estimates of how much the Earth will warm in response to a...
Recognition and mechanisms of chemical and environmental sensitivities in ecopsychology
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 5, 2017--A comprehensive look at the under-recognized problem of environmental...
Scientists take a deeper dive into cellular trash
La Jolla, Calif., July 5, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have undertaken the first...
Engineers find way to evaluate green roofs
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer Green infrastructure is an attractive concept, but there is concern surrounding its effectiveness. Researchers...
Personal neoantigen vaccine prompts strong anti-tumor response in patients, study shows
A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive "neoantigens" on tumor cells has been shown to stimulate a potent, safe,...
Brain changes accompany development of metamemory from childhood to adolescence
Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us to collect more information to...
ASHG honors Nicholas Katsanis with 2017 Curt Stern Award
Credit: Duke University BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, Director of...
Marine parasites: Different strokes for different folks
Credit: C. Nagler, LMU Munich The bigger the host, the better for its guests. That certainly holds for parasitic barnacles....
‘Substance P’ in tears — a noninvasive test for diabetes-related nerve damage?
July 5, 2017 - Levels of a nerve cell signaling molecule called substance P--measured in tear samples--might be a useful...
Krill hotspot fuels incredible biodiversity in Antarctic region
CORVALLIS, Ore. - There are so many Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean that the combined mass of these tiny...
Kinect scan of T. rex skull addresses paleontological mystery
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers Last year, a team of forensic dentists got authorization to perform a 3-D scan of...
Hot imagery of wintering bats suggests group behavior for battling white-nose syndrome
Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS. Public domain Hot new imagery from temperature-sensing cameras suggests that bats who warm up from hibernation...
The big ecological roles of small natural features
Orono, Maine -- Ecologists and conservationists have long recognized that keystone species have major ecological importance disproportionate to their abundance...
An experimental technique analyzes the functioning of human sperm before being inseminated
Credit: CRG The research, presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) annual conference, which ends today...
