Biology
‘Gut instinct’ may have been the GPS of human ancestors
Ask anyone if they remember where they ate the juiciest burger, the sweetest cupcake or the smoothest bisque, and they...
High-protein corn also resistant to parasitic weed
Credit: Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT The world produces more corn by weight than any other cereal crop. Corn, also known as...
Deadly fungus found for first time in critically endangered amphibian species
Credit: Lewis Davies/University of Plymouth A fungal pathogen which has led to the extinction of entire species in South America...
Environmental threats put bumblebee queens under pressure
Credit: Leif Richardson RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Spring is a busy time for bumblebee queens. After emerging from hibernation, their to-do...
103rd ESA Annual Meeting: Preview and highlights
Extreme events - such as heat waves, droughts, floods, fires and storms - are made worse by human activities. For...
Binging, purging and fasting more common in overweight, obese young adults
Young adults who are overweight or obese are twice as likely as their leaner peers to binge and purge, use...
Intact forests: Indispensable to the fight against climate change
LONDON (12 June 2018) -- A major international conference on "Intact Forests in the 21st Century" will take place in...
Structural biology: Until the last cut
Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now structurally characterized late stages in the...
New technology has bright prospects for understanding plant biodiversity
Credit: Ran Wang. Biologists get a new look at plant biodiversity and function with new imaging technology developed at the...
Psychedelic drugs promote neural plasticity in rats and flies
Credit: Ly et al. Psychedelic drugs may have mind-altering powers in the physical sense, too. A new study, published June...
Alzheimer’s disease: How amyloid aggregates alter neuronal function
Credit: Patricio Opazo/Daniel Choquet/IINS Alzheimer's disease, which affects nearly a million French people, is characterized by a premature alteration of...
Breakthrough in lignin research: Spherical particles multiply enzyme efficiency
Credit: Photo: Valeria Azovskaya Researchers at Aalto University and York University have succeeded in creating a water-repellent composite structure out...
Sea urchins see with their feet
Sea urchins lack eyes, but can see with their tentacle-like tube feet instead, previous research has indicated. Now, researchers at...
Nation’s largest, most comprehensive indoor chemistry study now underway
In the United States, as well as in most of the developed world, people spend about 90 percent of their...
David vs Goliath: How a small molecule can defeat asthma attacks
Credit: Courtesy of D. Corry. An invisible particle enters your lungs. The next thing you know breathing becomes difficult. You...
Troves from a search for new biomarkers: blood-borne RNA
Credit: The Rockefeller University It's the critical first step in treating everything from strokes to cancer: a timely and accurate...
Bacterial enzymes: The biological role of europium
Rare earth elements (REEs) are an indispensable component of the digital technologies that are now an integral part of our...
Citizen science — A powerful tool to combat invasive giant slugs
Credit: Photo taken by Sanae Watanabe With the help of citizen science, researchers have unraveled the close correlation between weather...
Putting animals in their best light — USC researchers find some shades of LED lamps threaten wildlife
A new generation of outdoor lights spreading across landscapes require greater scrutiny to reduce harm to wildlife, says a USC-led...
Genetic discovery will help clinicians identify aggressive versus benign bone tumors
The first genetic marker for the bone tumour, osteoblastoma, has been discovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and...