Biology

With the coming legalization of cannabis in Canada, producers are increasingly looking for quick and accurate means of determining the...

A new system is designed that improves the quality of frozen horse sperm

Cryopreservation is a freezing method that stores spermatozoa to be used for reproduction. Although it is a widespread process, its...

Ancient human remains and a mystery unearthed by ANU archaeologist

Credit: (c)SEKAS An archaeologist from The Australian National University (ANU) has hailed her excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound...

Explaining the history of Australia’s vegetation

Credit: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) University of Adelaide-led research has uncovered the history of when and why the native...

New study could improve monitoring of tropical trees in face of climate change

Credit: University of Stirling Experts have challenged the principle that tropical ecosystems are aseasonal - after discovering regular cycles in...

The survival of sea birds affected by ocean cycles

Credit: Jennifer Howard Several ocean cycles, such as the El Niño phenomenon, occur in the Pacific ocean and have climatic...

Advanced materials: processing glass like a polymer

Credit: Markus Breig, KIT Pure quartz glass is highly transparent and resistant to thermal, physical, and chemical impacts. These are...

Feeding habits of ancient elephants uncovered from grass fragments stuck in their teeth

Credit: Wu Yan, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing A new study, led by scientists...

CIBMTR announces collaboration with Kite to track long-term outcomes data for YESCARTA

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 17, 2018 - A new collaboration focused on tracking long-term outcomes of patients treated with chimeric antigen...

Marine animals have been following their preferred climate for millions of years

Current global warming has far-reaching ecological consequences, also for the Earth's oceans. Many marine organisms are reacting by migrating towards...

Functional films made of environmentally friendly clay minerals and dyes

Credit: Shinsuke Takagi Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Shimane University have created a transparent hybrid film...

Climate-threatened animals unable to relocate

Many of the European mammals whose habitat is being destroyed by climate change are not able to find new places...

Climate change in Quebec equals a much greater diversity of species???

Credit: Jacques Larivée A team of researchers believe that, paradoxically, climate change may result in Quebec's national and provincial parks...

Diverse and abundant megafauna documented at new Atlantic US Marine National Monument

BOSTON (May 17, 2018) Airborne marine biologists were dazzled by the diversity and abundance of large, unusual and sometimes endangered...

Whole-tree logging may not hinder plant biodiversity

Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech As much as we love our two-by-fours and toilet paper, many of us have mixed feelings...

Mechanical force controls the speed of protein synthesis

Credit: Benjamin Fritch As cells create proteins, the proteins modulate synthesis speed by exerting a mechanical force on the molecular...

NOAA finds rising emissions of ozone-destroying chemical banned by Montreal Protocol

Credit: NOAA image Emissions of one of the chemicals most responsible for the Antarctic ozone hole are on the rise,...

CHEST simulation center awarded $3 million in equipment donation

Credit: Andrea Camino The American College of Chest Physicians® (CHEST) received a $3 million charitable grant from the Olympus Corporation's...

New nuclear RNA retention activity discovered