Biology
Supercoil me! The art of knotted DNA maintenance
Credit: Lucia Coronel, Antonio Suma, Cristian Micheletti Even living cells have their own tangled problems to solve. They involve knots...
New method discovered to view proteins inside human cells
Credit: University of Warwick Scientists develop tagging device using Ferritin Proteins can be viewed on the nanoscale Scientists at the...
Shining new light on the pineal gland
Credit: Theresa Schredelseker When zebrafish lack a specific protein, the two hemispheres of the brain develop symmetrically, and the sleep...
A new study to improve seabird conservation in Patagonian ecosystems
Credit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio Preserving a 300,000 square km area in Patagonian waters could improve the conservation of 20 %...
Greater concentration on wound care will save NHS millions argues prof of vascular surgery
Credit: University of Huddersfield IT is estimated that annually the NHS treats over two million wounds at a cost of...
Some of the world’s poorest people are bearing the costs of tropical forest conservation
Credit: © S. Rakotonarivo Tropical forests are important to all of us on the planet. As well as being home...
New study: Oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is ‘unprecedentedly severe’
Credit: European Geosciences Union The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved...
Vitamin D deficiency affects many pregnant women
One in three pregnant women in Norway has a vitamin D deficiency at the end of her pregnancy, a major...
Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies
University of British Columbia researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert...
Stem cell therapy drug may protect against smoke-related COPD symptoms
Rockville, Md. (July 5, 2018)--A drug used in stem cell therapy to treat certain cancers may also protect against cigarette...
Mothers who follow five healthy habits may reduce risk of obesity in children
Boston, MA - Children and adolescents whose mothers follow five healthy habits--eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy...
What you eat while pregnant may affect your baby’s gut
A mother's diet during pregnancy may have an effect on the composition of her baby's gut microbiome - the community...
Anti-Bat-Signal: Moths with larger hindwings and longer tails are best at deflecting bats
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Each night, dramatic aerial battles are waged above our heads, complete with barrel rolls, razor-sharp turns, sonar...
In India, swapping crops could save water and improve nutrition
Credit: Kevin Krajick India will need to feed approximately 394 million more people by 2050, and that's going to be...
Frigid polar oceans, not balmy coral reefs, are species-formation hot spots
Credit: Map by D.L. Rabosky et al in Nature. Fish images by Julie Johnson. ANN ARBOR--Tropical oceans teem with the...
Foot fossil of juvenile hominin exhibits ape-like features
Credit: Zeray Alemseged A rare juvenile foot fossil of our early hominin ancestor, Australopithecus afarensis, exhibits several ape-like foot characteristics...
Test tube artificial neural network recognizes ‘molecular handwriting’
Credit: Olivier Wyart Researchers at Caltech have developed an artificial neural network made out of DNA that can solve a...
Piping plovers want people to get off their lawn
Credit: Daniel Gibson A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications presents negative associations between anthropogenic disturbance (human recreational use...
Asian hornet nests found by radio-tracking
Credit: Arnia/Sandra Evans Electronic radio tags could be used to track invasive Asian hornets and stop them colonising the UK...
New study questions when the brown bear became extinct in Britain
New research provides insights into the extinction of Britain's largest native carnivore. The study - 'The Presence of the brown...