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Pangolin trafficking: iceberg tip of Nigeria’s illegal trade revealed
Since the first reported pangolin seizure in Nigeria in 2010, the country has seen an explosion in the black market...
Small amounts of carbon monoxide may help protect vision in diabetes
An ingested liquid that ultimately delivers a small dose of carbon monoxide to the eye appears to target key factors...
History of insect invasions offer insight into the future
Over the past two centuries, thousands of non-native insects have hitchhiked to the United States in packing material, on live...
Identifying therapeutic targets for aggressive HR-positive breast cancer
University of Houston assistant professor of biology and biochemistry Tasneem Bawa-Khalfe has received a $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer...
Pregnant women who are less emotionally stable, less conscientious, and less open tend to experience their birth experience as worse, especially when they experience unexpected incidents such as Caesareans
Pregnant women who are less emotionally stable, less conscientious, and less open tend to experience their birth experience as worse,...
1,000 years of glacial ice reveal ‘prosperity and peril’ in Europe
This press release and accompanying multimedia are available online at: https://news.agu.org/press-release/1000-years-of-glacial-ice-reveal-prosperity-and-peril-in-europe/Credit: Margit Schwikowski This press release and accompanying multimedia are...
The tricks of lymphomas
Cellular immunotherapies have so far not been very effective against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A team led by Armin Rehm of the MDC...
Quantum Physics in Proteins
A new analytical technique is able to provide hitherto unattainable insights into the extremely rapid dynamics of biomolecules. The team...
Researchers find whales are more important ecosystems engineers than previously thought
From 1910 to 1970, humans killed an estimated 1.5 million baleen whales in the frigid water encircling Antarctica. They were...
World’s largest whales eat more than previously thought, amplifying their role as global ecosystem engineers
New research co-authored by Nicholas Pyenson, curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, shows...
Researchers have succeeded in identifying the proteins in the coronavirus that can damage blood vessels
Nearly two years since becoming a global pandemic that has killed millions of people, the mystery of which proteins in...
Hungry caterpillars an underappreciated driver of carbon emissions
A study led by the University of Cambridge has found that periodic mass outbreaks of leaf-munching caterpillars can improve the...
Quillwort genome highlights divergences in aquatic CAM photosynthesis
ITHACA, NY, November 3, 2021 —Credit: Yao-Moan Huang ITHACA, NY, November 3, 2021 — The humble quillworts are an ancient...
Harnessing Thor’s Hammer — How forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes
As the world gathers for COP26 in Glasgow, scientists have found the smoking gun in forensic lightning pathology that will...
Ecosystems worldwide are disrupted by lack of large wild herbivores – except in Africa
June 2021 saw the start of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. A total of 115 countries have committed...
Restoring coral health
Coral reef ecosystems are severely threatened by climate change. The urgent need to address the issue is driving a new...
Social motivation in voles differs by species and sex
Being with friends and family may be a positive experience for some voles but it is merely tolerable to others,...
Movement of plankton between tropical marine ecosystems drives “sweet spots” for fishing
A new analysis suggests that the movement of plankton and plankton-eating fish play a central role in driving local spikes...
Researchers must assume responsibility for halting the global bee decline
«Insect and pollinator decline constitutes a pressing societal challenge that requires attention and action now. What is at stake is...
Engineering next-gen vaccines
Most researchers hope they will be the one to discover the next big breakthrough advance for society, like finding a...
