Biology
Learning how to fine-tune nanofabrication
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Daniel Packwood, Junior Associate Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), is improving...
Coral gardening is benefiting Caribbean reefs, study finds
Credit: Stephanie Schopmeyer, UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI–A new study found that Caribbean staghorn corals (Acropora...
USDA’s NIFA invests in integrated biorefinery optimization
Credit: Photo courtesy Three Rivers Energy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of...
Climate tipping points: What do they mean for society?
Credit: NASA The phrase "tipping point" passed its own tipping point and caught fire after author Malcolm Gladwell's so-named 2000...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Credit: Michael Bergin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air...
E. coli: The ideal transport for next-gen vaccines?
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most people recoil at the thought of ingesting E. coli. But what if...
Most of last 11,000 years cooler than past decade in North America, Europe
Credit: David Foster University of Wyoming researchers led a climate study that determined recent temperatures across Europe and North America...
The delights of dirt
Credit: Springer Soil can be beautiful, odiferous, slimy or sublime. It provides simple pleasures, such as its rich earthy scent...
Researchers find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: iStock ATLANTA — The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's...
New mapping tool tracks elk migration to reduce brucellosis risk
Credit: Mark Gocke Wildlife managers and ranchers in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem soon will have a new mapping tool for...
Felling pines: Doing it sooner rather than later is better for fynbos
Credit: Stellenbosch University The restoration of fynbos is possible in areas where pines used to grow for up to 30...
Parasitic plants may form weapons out of genes stolen from hosts
Credit: Huiting Zhang Sneaky parasitic weeds may be able to steal genes from the plants they are attacking and then...
Can melting of frozen methane explain rapid climate change 56 million…
New research, led by the University of Southampton, suggests that the release of methane from the seafloor was much slower...
Forest Biotechnologist of the Year from northern Sweden
Stefan Jansson, a professor at Umeå University in northern Sweden has been appointed 2015 Forest Biotechnologist of the Year by...
Study shows blood products unaffected by drone trips
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In what is believed to be the first proof-of-concept study of its kind, Johns Hopkins researchers...
Using nanoparticles to combat arteriosclerosis
IMAGE: On the left are fluorescence-labeled cells with nanoparticles: The cellular nuclei are shown in blue, the fluorescence labeling is...
Clearing ‘visual noise’ to improve underwater vision and deep sea exploration
Credit: WASHINGTON — Mankind has long been peering into the depths of the sea. From finding fish to avoiding rocks,...
James R. Downing, M.D., of St. Jude, elected to the American Academy…
James R. Downing, M.D., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital president and chief executive officer, has been elected to the American...
Deep down fracking wells, microbial communities thrive
Credit: Illustration courtesy of PNNL Microbes have a remarkable ability to adapt to the extreme conditions in fracking wells, according...
In vitro tissue microarrays for quick and efficient spheroid characterization
Credit: Image courtesy of Ivanov et al. An SLAS Discovery original research report entitled "In Vitro Tissue Microarrays for Quick...
