Biology
Will mallards hybridize their cousins out of existence?
Credit: Gary Kramer/USFWS (public domain) Mallards — the familiar green-headed ducks of city parks — are one of a group...
Dino hips discovery unravels species riddle
Credit: Julius Csotonyi New research from University of Alberta paleontologists shows one of North America's most broadly identified dinosaur species,...
Pitt and UPMC researchers collaborate to save more organs for transplants
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (October 30, 2017) … Each year, the United States suffers an extreme shortage of...
Army medicine opens the door for vision prosthetic prototypes
Army medical research funding has supported the development of innovative technologies to assist injured Service members and improve their quality...
Conventional heart drug stops the progression of cancer
A common heart drug may stop the progression of angiosarcoma, a cancer of the inner lining of blood vessels, according...
Computer model developed for predicting the dispersion of vog
A paper published this month in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society details the development and utility of a...
New evidence links exclusive breastfeeding, early play/stimulation to…
Toronto, Canada — A pair of new studies further strengthen scientific understanding of the links between what a child experiences...
Iberian Peninsula rodents migrated due to climate change 12 million years ago
Credit: Oscar Sanisidro (Vertebrate Paleontology. Biodiversitiy Institute, University of Kansas) The oldest studied rodent fauna in this work, which inhabited...
Save the Vaquita Day marked by bold, coordinated efforts to save the…
Credit: VaquitaCPR The world is marking International Save the Vaquita Day on July 8 by supporting VaquitaCPR's ambitious, emergency plan...
Heritage turkey production research profitable but more difficult
Credit: Penn State To meet increasing consumer demand for heritage-breed turkeys to be the centerpiece of holiday and other meals,...
How parents divide their duties
Credit: Martin Bulla Parents need to synchronize the care for their offspring. This leads to extreme and unexpected diversity in...
New study gives weight to Darwin’s theory of ‘living…
Credit: Tom Stubbs/ University of Bristol A team of researchers from the University of Bristol studying the 'living fossil' Sphenodon...
McGill research team studies how calcium compounds accumulate in the arteries
Credit: The Canadian Light Source (CLS) A team of researchers from McGill University has advanced the scientific understanding of abnormal...
Multi-institutional collaboration uncovers how molecular machines…
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(December 1, 2016) Ribosomes–macromolecular machines consisting of RNA and proteins that twist, fold and turn–are responsible...
Altitude training for cancer-fighting cells
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Mountain climbers and endurance athletes are not the only ones to benefit from altitude training...
Helping EU cities and regions cut carbon emissions
Credit: Graphic: NTNU Industrial Ecology Programme/ Environmental Research Letters In 1915, a Scottish town planner and social activist named Patrick...
Humans can empathize with robots
Empathy is a basic human ability. We often feel empathy toward and console others in distress. Is it possible for...
On the path to controlled gene therapy
The ability to switch disease-causing genes on and off remains a dream for many physicians, research scientists and patients. Research...
Synthetic heart valves could help surgeons improve surgical skills
Credit: UBC A UBC invention has made it possible for doctors to vastly improve their bypass surgery techniques without relying...
Brain scientists at TU Dresden examine brain networks during short-term task learning
Credit: Holger Mohr et al. This works especially efficient when we are guided by explicit instructions. A team of researchers...
