Biology
New study reveals that the center of the world’s marine biodiversity is in danger
Credit: Dr. Richard Unsworth Research led by Swansea University's Bioscience department have found that the world's centre of biodiversity is...
Why you can’t buy fresh olives (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 10, 2018 -- Olives grow on trees. So why have you never seen...
The search is on for a treatment target for acute kidney injury
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 10, 2018) - When you have diabetes then get an...
Bugs, microbes and death can inform the living
EAST LANSING, Mich. - It's been said that people can be judged by the company they keep. New research from...
UTSA researchers explore little-known, deadly fungal infections
A new study by Althea Campuzano, Ph.D. a student at The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Floyd Wormley,...
How cheetahs outsmart lions and hyenas
Credit: Anne Hilborn Cheetahs in the Serengeti National Park adopt different strategies while eating to deal with threats from top...
UEA research paints underwater pictures with sound
Credit: University of East Anglia Silent marine robots that record sounds underwater are allowing researchers at the University of East...
Two million euros for isotope zooarchaeologist Cheryl Makarewicz
The emergence of mobile pastoralism on the Eurasian steppe five thousand years ago marked a wholly unique transformation in human...
Paralyzed patient feels sensation again
Credit: Courtesy of the Andersen lab For the first time, scientists at Caltech have induced natural sensations in the arm...
A tool based on the use of carbon nanoparticles enables detection of antidepressants in urine samples
Credit: University of Cordoba A University of Cordoba research group has designed a tool that enables detection of antidepressants in...
Birds migrate away from diseases
In a unique study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have mapped the origins of migratory birds. They used the...
UC Riverside graduate student receives Ford Foundation fellowship
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Donovan Argueta, a first-generation college graduate at the University of California, Riverside, has won...
Digital penicillin production
Credit: TU Wien For thousands of years, micro-organisms have been used to facilitate chemical reactions - in beer brewing, for...
Vampire bats’ bloody teamwork
Many mammals consume blood as part of their diet, but blood is actually a pretty poor source of energy. Only...
Competing in a global innovation economy: The current state of R&D in Canada
Credit: Council of Canadian Academies A new expert panel report, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), provides...
Scientists learn how to avoid a roadblock when reprogramming cells
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--April 10, 2018--Over a decade ago, Shinya Yamanaka and Kazutoshi Takahashi made a discovery that would revolutionize biomedical...
When enemies come to help
Credit: Anina C. Knauer Interactions between organisms such as plants and animals can be found everywhere in nature. Anina Knauer...
Berkeley engineers build smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulator
Credit: Rikky Muller In 2016, University of California, Berkeley, engineers demonstrated the first implanted, ultrasonic neural dust sensors, bringing closer...
New class of drugs could help tackle treatment-resistant cancers
Researchers have discovered a new class of drug that has the potential to help cancer patients who no longer respond...
Scientists record brain activity of free-flying bats
Credit: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner/Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a way to study the brain...