Evolutionary secrets of ‘Old Tom’ and the killer whales of Eden revealed by genetic study
Evolutionary biologists have for the first time decoded the genetic lineage of a famous killer whale and a pod that ...
A step towards AI-based precision medicine
Artificial intelligence, AI, which finds patterns in complex biological data could eventually contribute to the development of individually tailored healthcare. ...
Absorption of light by molecules has applications in microscopy, medicine and data storage
Absorption spectroscopy is an analytical chemistry tool that can determine if a particular substance is present in a sample by ...
Novel biomaterial delivers medication directly to fish gut
A novel biomaterial developed at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil can help solve two problems at ...
Roundup ingredient connected to epidemic levels of chronic kidney disease
DURHAM, N.C. – For the past couple of decades, tens of thousands of people living in rural Sri Lanka have ...
“farmer wants a wife” is more real than you think, a study finds
The main reason for an unbalanced sex ratio in most countries is gender-selective migration. Without sex-selective international migration, country-level sex ...
Study clearly identifies nutrients as a driver of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 11, 2023) -- Under normal conditions, the floating macroalgae Sargassum spp. provide habitat for hundreds of ...
SwRI’s Dr. Nicholas Mueschke named AIAA Associate Fellow
SAN ANTONIO — October 11, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Nicholas Mueschke has been named an Associate Fellow of the ...
Cleaner air brings a wetter high mountain Asia
High Mountain Asia (HMA), encompassing the Tibetan Plateau and the surrounding Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalayan ranges, harbors the world's ...
Doubling down on known protein families
Imagine researchers exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. ...
Cover crops reduce carbon loss in the soil of Mediterranean olive groves by more than 75%
Agricultural soils sustain life by producing food, but they also play an essential role in climate change, functioning as carbon ...
Journal honors pioneering scientist with new series
While scientific advances are made daily, foundational breakthroughs are rare and require exceptional researchers with unique points of view and ...
Gene discoveries could help prevent deadly coronary artery disease
An international team of scientists has identified nearly a dozen genes that contribute to calcium buildup in our coronary arteries ...
Scientists raised key questions of solar wind–moon interaction
As the nearest celestial body to Earth, Moon’s space environment is distinctive to Earth’s mainly because of lack of a ...
New research unveils intricate mechanism behind immune system’s ability to differentiate between self and non-self antigens
A groundbreaking study, led by Professor Kyemyung Park and his research team in the Graduate School of Health Science and Technology ...
Metal-organic frameworks could someday deliver antibacterial nitric oxide
Because metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — highly porous metal complexes — are so structurally and chemically diverse, they could be used ...
Killer whales’ diet more important than location for pollutant exposure, study says
Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to ...
Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays caught off Congo
Tens of thousands of endangered sharks and rays are caught by small-scale fisheries off the Republic of the Congo each ...
Bouldering in south-central Madagascar: a new “rock-climbing” gecko species of the genus Paroedura
Named after its habitat preference, Paroedura manongavato, from the Malagasy words “manonga” (to climb) and “vato” (rock), is a bouldering ...
Commonly used herbicide is harmful to adolescent brain function
Herbicides are the most used class of pesticides worldwide, with uses in agriculture, homes and industry. Exposures to two of ...