Biology
AI and radar technologies could help diabetics manage their disease
People with diabetes could be able to monitor their blood sugar without drawing blood using a system now being developed...
The beauty of crab blood parasites: Winner of 2018 Research as Art awards announced
Credit: Swansea University Seventeen stunning images, and the fascinating stories behind them - such as analysing owls' daily diet, a...
Summer dead zones in Chesapeake Bay breaking up earlier
SOLOMONS, MD (June 27, 2018)--A new study shows that dead zones in the lower Chesapeake Bay are beginning to break...
Sounds of moving objects change perceptions of body size
Sound and object motion can be used to change perceptions about body size, according to a new study by an...
US, South American paleontologists ID two new Miocene mammals in Bolivia
Credit: Velizar Simeonovski CLEVELAND, Ohio--Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other universities have discovered the 13-million-year-old fossils of...
ASHS Annual Conference presents issues surrounding the future of water scarcity
When the American Society for Horticultural Science convenes its annual conference this summer, crucial issues take center stage. Within various...
OU research team identify genetic structure of Painted Bunting
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma researcher, Andrea Contina, and his team have identified the genetic structure of...
Surströmming: The secrets of this stinky Swedish fish (video)
(American Chemical Society) It has been called the smelliest food in the world. But surströmming -- Swedish for 'sour herring'...
New scientific and patient-focused conference on treatments for taste and smell disorders
PHILADELPHIA (June 27, 2018) - The Monell Center, in partnership with the University of Florida Center for Smell and Taste...
Dangerous reptiles
Credit: Yusuke Fukuda The south-east Asian island state of East Timor has a problem with crocodiles. Between 2007 and 2014...
New results of Deepwater Horizon research to protect marine life against future oil spills
Credit: University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. (June 27, 2018)- The University of South Florida continues to play an...
The bizarre world of topological materials
In 2016, three physicists received the Nobel Prize for using the mathematical concept of "topology" to explain the strange behavior...
Rough terrain? No problem for beaver-inspired autonomous robot
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Autonomous robots excel in factories and other manmade spaces, but they struggle with the randomness of nature....
UAlberta biologists show that female seals have consistent personalities
Credit: Christi Bubac Female seals don't change their spots, according to a new study by University of Alberta biologists. In...
Study signals dramatic change in way ancient diets are calculated
Credit: © AMNH/D. Finnin Knowing what extinct animals ate has long been determined by analyzing carbon isotopes locked inside fossil...
Inbred animals face greater threat from changes to environment
Credit: Per T Smiseth Animals that are inbred make mistakes in response to changes in their surroundings, which threatens their...
Of hearts and giants: Moving a cardiac regulatory protein to the right place
Credit: Frontier Research Unit: Gene Expression,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) -led international researchers identify nuclear localization function for...
Key protein providing defense against ‘jumping genes’ identified
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Though they occasionally play a role in animal development, transposons, also known as "jumping genetic...
New regulator of neuron formation identified
Credit: F Freixo, IRB Barcelona The protein NEK7 regulates neuron formation, as it is required for dendrite growth and branching,...
New study shows lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes among those who consume walnuts
FOLSOM, Calif., June 27, 2018 - A new epidemiological study representing more than 34,000 American adults suggests that those who...