Biology
Dangerous reptiles
Credit: Yusuke Fukuda The south-east Asian island state of East Timor has a problem with crocodiles. Between 2007 and 2014...
New results of Deepwater Horizon research to protect marine life against future oil spills
Credit: University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. (June 27, 2018)- The University of South Florida continues to play an...
The bizarre world of topological materials
In 2016, three physicists received the Nobel Prize for using the mathematical concept of "topology" to explain the strange behavior...
Rough terrain? No problem for beaver-inspired autonomous robot
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Autonomous robots excel in factories and other manmade spaces, but they struggle with the randomness of nature....
UAlberta biologists show that female seals have consistent personalities
Credit: Christi Bubac Female seals don't change their spots, according to a new study by University of Alberta biologists. In...
Study signals dramatic change in way ancient diets are calculated
Credit: © AMNH/D. Finnin Knowing what extinct animals ate has long been determined by analyzing carbon isotopes locked inside fossil...
Inbred animals face greater threat from changes to environment
Credit: Per T Smiseth Animals that are inbred make mistakes in response to changes in their surroundings, which threatens their...
Of hearts and giants: Moving a cardiac regulatory protein to the right place
Credit: Frontier Research Unit: Gene Expression,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) -led international researchers identify nuclear localization function for...
Key protein providing defense against ‘jumping genes’ identified
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Though they occasionally play a role in animal development, transposons, also known as "jumping genetic...
New regulator of neuron formation identified
Credit: F Freixo, IRB Barcelona The protein NEK7 regulates neuron formation, as it is required for dendrite growth and branching,...
New study shows lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes among those who consume walnuts
FOLSOM, Calif., June 27, 2018 - A new epidemiological study representing more than 34,000 American adults suggests that those who...
Australian shrub contains new class of organic compound
Credit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa - The botanical world can be an exciting place for chemists. Plant species produce a beautiful...
Solar activities can affect the East Asian winter monsoon at the multidecadal time scale
Credit: Jiapeng MIAO Solar irradiation provides light, heat and energy for driving atmospheric motion on Earth, and is directly affected...
Rethinking existing method opens new doors for cancer diagnostics
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - All diseases have a genetic component. Advances in understanding the genetic mechanisms behind these disease...
Newly discovered Xenomorph wasp has alien-like lifecycle
Credit: Photo by Erinn Fagan-Jeffries A University of Adelaide PhD student has discovered a new species of wasp, named Xenomorph...
New combined treatment shows promise in hepatocellular carcinoma
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Metabolism and Cancer group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr Sara...
Electrospun sodium titanate speeds up the purification of nuclear waste water
Credit: Riitta-Leena Inki Electrospun sodium titanate speeds up the purification of water based on selective ion exchange - effectively extracts...
Cancer-causing virus HTLV-1 changes DNA loops to ‘affect tens of thousands of genes’
A human virus that causes a rare form of leukaemia increases the risk of disease by changing the way DNA...
Building a chemical weapons detector with Legos®
(American Chemical Society) Nerve agents are scary stuff. They are among the most deadly substances on earth, yet can be...
Thermal camouflage disguises hot and cold
Credit: American Chemical Society Hunters don camouflage clothing to blend in with their surroundings. But thermal camouflage - or the...
