Biology
Children can learn ways to significantly reduce salt usage
Credit: DELISH Philadelphia, June 7, 2018 - Consuming excessive salt during childhood is associated with cardiovascular health risk factors, yet...
How much is wildlife tourism affecting the animals it targets?
Credit: Photos copyright Andrew Fox (Fox Shark Research Foundation) A new study in Conservation Physiology, published by Oxford University Press,...
Scientists propose changing the rules of history to avoid environmental collapse
Credit: UCL For the first time in our planet's 4.5 billion-year history a single species, humans, is increasingly dictating its...
Fungicide impairs silk production, according to study
Credit: Daniel Nicodemo (FCAT-UNESP) One of the problems caused by the intensive use of pesticides is their effect on organisms...
Desert bighorn sheep are crossing Interstate 40 in California
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Desert bighorn sheep are able to climb steep, rocky terrain with speed and agility. New research shows...
Human encouragement might influence how dogs solve problems
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Human encouragement might influence how dogs solve problems, according to a new Oregon State University study. The...
UC Riverside neuroscientist receives Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in neuroscience
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Hongdian Yang, whose research focuses on neural circuit mechanisms underlying sensory perception,...
How plants work on the inside
Credit: Photo: C. Schwechheimer/ TUM Vascular tissue in plants distributes water and nutrients, thereby ensuring constant growth. Each newly developed...
Organic insect deterrent for agriculture
Credit: Wolfgang Mischko / TUM Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other...
Scientists see inner workings of enzyme telomerase, which plays key roles in aging, cancer
Credit: Juli Feigon, et al./UCLA/Cell Cancer, aging-related diseases and other illnesses are closely tied to an important enzyme called "telomerase."...
Camouflaged plants use the same tricks as animals
Credit: Yang Niu Plants use many of the same methods as animals to camouflage themselves, a new study shows. Research...
A common electronic language for magnetic resonance
Scientists working in the field of organic chemistry are always looking for new molecules that are created and studied using...
Salt Lake’s light rail trains are air quality sleuths
The light rail network in the Salt Lake City area already does a lot to improve air quality - its...
Disaster recovery requires rebuilding livelihoods
Credit: Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability The short-term losses people suffer when natural disasters strike can...
New centre to build wine industry’s competitive edge
Defining Australian wines' unique flavours, making vines more robust, defeating disease and introducing more innovation to winemaking are among the...
Study examines how pathogens affect bird migration
Whether long-distance animal migration facilitates or hampers pathogen transmission depends on how infections affect the routes and timing of migrating...
Restricting unwanted immune reactions
Credit: Vogl et al./ J. Clin. Invest. In the body, the immune system often begins its response to various attackers...
Male vervet monkeys use punishment and coercion to de-escalate costly intergroup fights
Credit: Jean Arseneau-Robar, UZH Male vervet monkeys attack members of their own group to prevent them from escalating intergroup encounters...
NUST MISIS scientists prove the toxicity of silver nanoparticles
Credit: © NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists and their colleagues from the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) have proved the...
Scientists stunned by decline of birds during epic Southern African roadtrip
Credit: Beckie Garbett A two year project to repeat a famous bird survey by driving over 20, 000km in a...