Biodiversity loss shifts flowering phenology at same magnitude as global warming
Researchers have revealed that declining plant diversity -- from habitat loss, human use, and other environmental pressures -- causes plants...
In a quantum race everyone is both a winner and a loser
Credit: Copyright: Jonas Schmöle, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna When describing nature using physical laws, scientists often start from...
The Role of Context in Ethnic/Racial Identity Among Minority Youth
Youth is a time of exploration and consolidation of one's identity. One important aspect of this identity is an understanding...
BRCA testing on the rise for those without breast or ovarian cancers
GALVESTON, Texas - More women are requesting BRCA gene testing associated with certain types of cancer thanks to increased interest...
Extreme space weather: Protecting our critical infrastructure
Extreme space weather has a global footprint and the potential to damage critical infrastructure on the ground and in space....
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Caleb’s heaviest rainfall
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical cyclone Caleb formed on March 23 in the South Indian Ocean southwest...
NASA sees System 91P coming together east of Queensland
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA The area of tropical low pressure designated System 91P appears to be organizing in NASA satellite imagery...
Clock stars: Astrocytes keep time for brain, behavior
Credit: Herzog Lab. Until recently, work on biological clocks that dictate daily fluctuations in most body functions, including core body...
Study confirms prescription weight-loss medication helps with opiate addiction recovery
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch...
Schizophrenia-associated gene research funded by $3.1 million NIH grant
A research team at Emory University is embarking on a multipronged study of 3q29 deletion syndrome, a genetic mutation associated...
UTA quantifying coral species’ disease susceptibility by examining immune traits
Credit: Photo courtesy of Laura Mydlarz A biologist from The University of Texas at Arlington is leading a new study...
Fingerprint’ technique spots frog populations at risk from pollution
Credit: Lancaster University Researchers at Lancaster University have found a way to detect subtle early warning signs that reveal a...
The world’s largest diamond foil
Material researchers of Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg (FAU) have come a step closer to their goal of providing large diamond...
Microwave-induced bismuth salts-mediated synthesis of molecules of medicinal interests
Bismuth salts are used as medicinally active ingredients for the past many years due to their minimum toxicity and side...
Astronomers identify purest, most massive brown dwarf
Credit: John Pinfield An international team of astronomers has identified a record breaking brown dwarf (a star too small for...
Big data approach to predict protein structure
Credit: (Photo: KIT) Nothing works without proteins in the body, they are the molecular all-rounders in our cells. If they...
Evolutionary advantage of the common periwinkle
A special kind of small sulfur-rich proteins, the metallothioneins, have an extraordinarily large capability for binding heavy metals. An international...
Survivors of childhood brain tumors have increased body fat
Hamilton, ON (Mar. 22, 2016) - McMaster University researchers have discovered that while survivors of childhood brain tumours have a...
‘Jumonji’ protein key to Ewing’s sarcoma rampage
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center By the time Ewing's Sarcoma is diagnosed, primarily in teens and young adults, it...
Predatory lizard enters Brazil clandestinely
Credit: Ivan Prates It all began with a photograph of a lizard posted on Facebook in August 2015 by the...
