Biology
Bees love blue fluorescent light, and not just any wavelength will do
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have learned that a specific wavelength range of blue fluorescent light set...
Blue gene regulation helps plants respond properly to light
Credit: Public Domain Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have discovered a process through which gene...
Scripps graduate student discovers world’s first known manta ray nursery
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego A graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University...
Cells can trap viruses in protein cage to stop their spread, study reveals
Credit: Pfanzelter et al., 2018 Researchers at The Francis Crick Institute in London have discovered that cells can trap viruses...
‘Smart stent’ detects narrowing of arteries
Credit: University of British Columbia For every three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open...
Low vitamin D levels associated with scarring lung disease
Reviewing medical information gathered on more than 6,000 adults over a 10-year period, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that lower...
Salk Institute’s Tony Hunter wins 2018 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 19, 2018) Salk American Cancer Society Professor Tony Hunter has been awarded the 2018 Tang...
‘Artificial blubber’ protects divers in frigid water
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A treatment that infuses a conventional neoprene wetsuit with a heavy inert gas can improve a...
Why being left-handed matters for mental health treatment
(Cornell University) Treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent...
Study finds reduction in sulfur emissions from power plants in China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Air pollution has smothered China's cities in recent decades. In response, the Chinese government has implemented...
How to track and trace a protein: Nanosensors monitor intracellular deliveries
(University of Basel) Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have developed a method for tracing the movement of proteins...
Life, death and carbon in the open ocean
(University of California - Santa Barbara) Oceanographic campaign plunges into 'twilight zone' to investigate how the ocean's food web sequesters...
360 degrees, 180 seconds: Technique speeds analysis of crop traits
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have devised a new LiDAR-based approach for automatically and efficiently gathering...
Scientists isolate protein data from the tiniest of caches — single human cells
(DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Scientists have captured the most information yet about proteins within a single human cell, giving scientists...
Local interventions boost coral’s resilience to bleaching
(Duke University) Local conservation actions can significantly boost coral's resilience to, and recovery from, climate-induced thermal bleaching by reducing other...
Two new creatures discovered from dawn of animal life
(University of California - Riverside) UCR researchers have discovered two new Ediacaran era fossil animals. Their names honor President Barack...
Bolder targets needed to protect nature for people’s sake
Credit: The University of Queensland Associate Professor Martine Maron, Dr Jeremy Simmonds and Professor James Watson from UQ's School of...
In the gaping mouth of ancient crocodiles
Credit: Artist: Viktor Rademacher The mouth of today's crocodilians inspires fear and awe, with their wide gape and the greatest...
Using gold nanoparticles to trigger sequential unfolding of 3D structures
Credit: Sumeet Mishra Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that takes advantage of gold nanoparticles...
Rewiring plant defence genes to reduce crop waste
Plants can be genetically rewired to resist the devastating effects of disease - significantly reducing crop waste worldwide - according...
