Biology
Particulate matter increases drought vulnerability of trees
Credit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Particulate matter deposits on leaves increase plant transpiration and the risk of plants suffering...
Missing bones and our understanding of ancient biodiversity
Credit: Tom Stubbs and Dan Driscoll Fossils come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from isolated fragments of bones and...
How our cells build different antennae to sense the world around us
Credit: Swadhin C. Jana Our body is made up of millions of cells that communicate with each other and with...
Friendlier fish may be quicker to take the bait
Credit: Jason DeBoer, Illinois Natural History Survey URBANA, Ill. - The bluegill on your dinner plate might have been more...
How to build efficient organic solar cells
(Linköping University) Twenty-five researchers from seven research institutes have put their heads together to draw up rules for designing high-efficiency...
Researchers find hidden signals in RNAs that regulate protein synthesis
Scientists have long known that RNA encodes instructions to make proteins. The building blocks that comprise RNA--A, U, C, and...
Getting to know the microbes that drive climate change
Credit: Scott Saleska COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new understanding of the microbes and viruses in the thawing permafrost in Sweden...
Startup innovates by developing IoT technology for forestry sector
Since its inception in 2016, Brazilian startup Treevia, based in Sao Jose dos Campos, São Paulo State, has been developing...
Study: Indigenous peoples own or manage at least one quarter of world’s land surface
Credit: Joan De La Malla NEW YORK (JULY 16, 2018) - Indigenous Peoples have ownership, use and management rights over...
Protecting ribosome genes to prevent aging
Credit: Silvana Paredes Aging is a process of gradual deterioration from exposure to time and the elements; this process begins...
Australia has a new venomous snake — And it may already be threatened
Credit: Bryan Fry The ink has not yet dried on a scientific paper describing a new species of snake, yet...
New tool to calculate ‘nitrogen footprint’ offers guide to pollution reduction
University of Melbourne researchers have helped create the first tool to calculate the 'nitrogen footprint' of an organisation. The tool...
How many people die from tuberculosis every year?
Credit: Garcia-Basteiro et al, 2018 The discrepancies between the estimates for global tuberculosis deaths by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Traumatic brain injury biomarker shows promise to support rapid damage evaluation and predict outcomes
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, July 16, 2018 - A new study in The American Journal of Pathology...
The secret sulfate code that lets the bad Tau in
Credit: Sandi Jo Estill-Terpack, Barbara Stopschinsky Vampires can turn humans into vampires, but to enter a human's house, they must...
Researchers discover natural product that could lead to new class of commercial herbicide
Credit: Tang Research Group / UCLA Samueli A garden can be a competitive environment. Plants and unseen microorganisms in the...
The love lives of fruit flies
Two fruit flies meet in an acrylic mating chamber and check each other out. It's the insect version of speed...
ASHG honors Cecilia Lindgren with ASHG Mentorship Award
Credit: (Courtesy Wellcome Trust, UK) ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Cecilia Lindgren, PhD,...
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?
Credit: Isabelle Côté Isabelle Côté is an SFU professor of marine ecology and conservation and an active science communicator whose...
One step closer to finding a cure for brain diseases
Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) A research team led by Professor Jaewon Ko and Ji Won...