Biology
Marine reserves are vital — but under pressure
A massive study of nearly 1800 tropical coral reefs around the world has found that marine reserves near heavily populated...
Super-resolution imaging reveals mechanism of GLUT1 clustering
Credit: GAO Jing Glucose is the primary source of energy and substrate for cells, and its uptake through the cell...
How do horses read human emotional cues?
Credit: Photo taken by Ayaka Takimoto. Scientists demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice...
Sticklebacks infected with parasites influence behavior of healthy fish
Credit: WWU/Jörn Scharsack Parasites which are passed on via the food chain often influence the behaviour of their host to...
Ratchet up the pressure: Molecular machine exploits motion in a single direction
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Life is driven by molecular machines. Found in every cell, these tiny motors convert chemical...
Your brain anatomy may play a role in determining your food choices
Our indulgence in delicious but unhealthful food may not necessarily reveal a character flaw. Rather, our ability to exercise self-control...
The psychobiology of online gaming
When researchers looked at expression of a particular gene complex that is activated by chronic stress, they found differences depending...
Fat cells control fat cell growth
Obesity is the plague of our times. Some 80 percent of obese people will develop Type 2 diabetes at some...
Probiotics can protect the skeletons of older women
For the first time in the world, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have demonstrated that probiotics, dietary supplements...
Garden seed diet for threatened turtle doves has negative impact
Credit: Jenny Dunn Young turtle doves raised on a diet of seeds from non-cultivated arable plants are more likely to...
Scientists print sensors on gummi candy
Credit: N. Adly / TUM Microelectrodes can be used for direct measurement of electrical signals in the brain or heart....
Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater spurs fat cell development
Credit: Chris Kassotis, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater promotes fat cell development, or adipogenesis,...
Novel therapy makes oxidative stress deadly to cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, AU Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 21, 2018) - Oxidative stress can help tumors thrive, but one...
When cozying up with would-be predators, cleaner shrimp follow a dependable script
Credit: Eleanor Caves, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- It's a mystery how cleaner shrimp partner with would-be fish predators --...
The seed that could bring clean water to millions
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed...
Scientists find evidence of 27 new viruses in bees
Credit: Jeff Kerby, National Geographic An international team of researchers has discovered evidence of 27 previously unknown viruses in bees....
Neonics are being ingested by free-ranging animals, U of G study finds
Credit: University of Guelph Health impacts of neonicotinoids may go well beyond bees, according to a new University of Guelph...
Heated dilemmas
As hurricane season commences on the East Coast and the West Coast heads into fire season, there's no time like...
Cooler computing through statistical physics?
In the space inside a computer chip, where electricity becomes information, there's a scientific frontier. The same frontier can be...
Fossils show ancient primates had grooming claws as well as nails
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Humans and other primates are outliers among mammals for having nails instead of...