Biology

Credit: Dr. Norman F. Johnson While working on a rare little known group of Oriental wasps that most likely parasitise...

What stops mass extinctions?

(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) What slows or stops a disease epidemic if the pathogen is still present? It appears that...

NUS scientists develop novel chip for fast and accurate disease detection at low cost

A novel invention by a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) holds promise for a faster...

Lesson learned? Massive study finds lectures still dominate STEM ed

Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln An analysis of more than 2,000 college classes in science, technology, engineering and...

Molecular basis of neural memory — reviewing ‘neuro-mimetic’ technologies

The overwhelming quest in cognitive science has been (and still is) to scientifically describe mental processes on a molecular level,...

Walleye fish populations are in decline

Credit: Andrew Rypel/UC Davis Walleye, an iconic native fish species in Wisconsin, the upper Midwest and Canada, are in decline...

Is your Easter egg bad for the environment?

With Easter fast approaching, the thought of chocolate is probably on all our minds, but could the UK's love of...

Now you see it: Invisibility material created by UCI engineers

Irvine, Calif., March 29, 2018 - Materials inspired by disappearing Hollywood dinosaurs and real-life shy squid have been invented by...

Twisting graphene into spirals

Credit: Kyoto Univesrity / Matsuda Lab Japan -- It's probably the smallest spring you've ever seen. Researchers from Kyoto University...

Researchers investigate riverbank erosion and resilience in coastal Bangladesh

Credit: Virginia Tech Coastal residents in Bangladesh are losing their homes and farmland at an astonishing rate due to riverbank...

Catching the right fish

Credit: ETH Zurich / Morris Koechle Searching for new drugs is like fishing in the dark: the prospect of catching...

Turtle shells help decode complex links between modern, fossil species

Credit: Coleman Sheehy / Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Imagine that Labradors and golden retrievers died out a million years...

ANU archaeologist discovers Cornish barrow site

Credit: Image: ANU. An Archaeologist at The Australian National University (ANU) has discovered a prehistoric Bronze-Age barrow, or burial mound,...

Communication via calcium wave

Credit: Photo: Dirk Becker Based on what we know today, the plant hormone auxin influences all aspects of plant growth...

A moveable feast: Antibiotics give C. diff a nutrient-rich environment, no competition

Credit: Dr. Rajani Thanissery Using a mouse model, researchers from North Carolina State University have found that antibiotic use creates...

C-Path and CHDI launch consortium to accelerate development of Huntington’s therapies

Tucson, AZ, and New York, NY - March 28, 2018 - The Critical Path Institute (C-Path), together with CHDI Foundation,...

USDA invests in research to develop genetic control of waterhemp

Credit: Pat Tranel, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a...

Mandatory nutrition policies may impact sugar consumption

Mandatory nutrition policies could be a valuable tool in helping high school students to lower their sugar intake, a University...

Photosynthesis uses vibrations as ‘traffic signals’