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October 2, 2025

New research predicts the future of coral reefs under climate change

Credit: Great barrier reef photo by Paul Marshall Map by van Hooidonk & Maynard High-resolution predictions of annual coral bleaching...

Climate change has mixed effects on migratory geese

Credit: Kendrew Colhoun Climate change improves the breeding chances of migratory geese in the Arctic - but puts mother geese...

Pollutants in the Arctic environment are threatening polar bear health

Credit: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry A new analysis has found that although the risk of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in...

Efforts are needed to enrich the lives of killer whales in captivity

Keeping Killer whales in zoos and aquariums has become highly controversial. In a new paper, experts outline several novel ideas...

Long-distance survival: Effects of storage time and environmental exposure on soil bugs

Credit: Mark R. McNeill Contaminated soil frequently arrives at the borders through transported items, and is widely recognised as a...

Innovative technique to examine blood vessels in 3-D help unlock secrets of the brain

Blood vessels examined in 3D allow scientists to examine circulation in the brain giving greater understanding of how dementia, brain...

Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia

Credit: Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences People who live close to high-traffic roadways face a...

Humpback habitats off Madagascar revealed as energy exploration ramps up

BOSTON, MA USA (January 4, 2017) - How humpback whales use marine habitats off the eastern coast of Africa is...

Eelgrass in Puget Sound is stable overall, but some local beaches suffering

Credit: David Ayers/USGS Eelgrass, a marine plant crucial to the success of migrating juvenile salmon and spawning Pacific herring, is...

York U research identifies icy ridges on Pluto

Credit: York University News TORONTO, January 4, 2017 - Using a model similar to what meteorologists use to forecast weather...

Liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes is toxic for kids

Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON -- A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents'...

Researchers discover new mechanism for Type IV pili retraction in Vibrio cholerae

Type IV pili, essential for many pathogens to cause disease, are hair-like appendages that grow out of and are retracted...

Contributors to the development of adverse outcome pathways receive monetary awards from PETA science group

London -- Researchers from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Selventa, Inc., are being recognized by the...

Scientists learn how to ramp up microbes’ ability to make memories

Credit: Zach Veilleux/The Rockefeller University Some microbes can form memories--although, inconveniently for scientists who study the process, they don't do...

Green chemistry: Au naturel catalyst mimics nature to break tenacious carbon-hydrogen bond

Credit: SMU A new catalyst for breaking the tough molecular bond between carbon and hydrogen holds the promise of a...

New technique uses immune cells to deliver anti-cancer drugs

Credit: Jian Yang, Yixue Su, Penn State Some researchers are working to discover new, safer ways to deliver cancer-fighting drugs...

First snapshot of Inuit gut microbiome shows similarities to Western microbiome

Washington, DC - January 4, 2017 - Researchers at the University of Montreal, in Canada, have characterized the gut microbiome...

Potential biofuel crops in Hawaii may successfully sequester carbon in soil

Credit: Theo Crazzolara, Flickr Two potential biofuel crops in Hawaii--sugarcane and napiergrass--may sequester more carbon in soil than is lost...

Evolving deep brain stimulation patterns

Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University biomedical engineers have used computers to "evolve" more effective patterns of electric...

Manufacturing platform makes intricate biocompatible micromachines