Biology
How birds can detect the Earth’s magnetic field
The receptors that sense the Earth's magnetic field are probably located in the birds' eyes. Now, researchers at Lund University...
Experts team up to study bluefin tuna and confirm return to UK waters
Credit: Tom Horton Atlantic bluefin tuna are known for being amongst the biggest, fastest and most valuable fish in the...
Optimism remains in chickens in enriched environments despite exposure to stress
(Linköping University) Chickens that grow up in an environment that they perceive as more diverse and manageable, retain an optimistic...
School lunch decisions made by the child and not the parent
Philadelphia, April 6, 2018 - While school lunches in the UK are subject to food standards, the contents of packed...
OU engineering senior wins grand prize at 2018 Research Day at the Capitol
Credit: University of Oklahoma and OKEPSCoR A University of Oklahoma Mechanical Engineering Senior in the Accelerated Bachelor and Master of...
European Research Council invests EUR 650 million in advanced frontier research
How does air pollution affect the development of baby's brains? Can innovative heart regeneration treatments increase the long-term survival of...
1C rise in atmospheric temperature causes rapid changes to world’s largest High Arctic lake
An interdisciplinary team of scientists examining everything from glaciology to freshwater ecology discovered drastic changes over the past decade to...
Using the past to predict the future: climate change impacts on the sagebrush sea
LOGAN, UTAH, USA- Scientists from Utah State University developed a new way to use long-term population data to model how...
The relevance of GABA for diabetes is highlighted in two new studies
Dynamic interactions between the nervous system, hormones and the immune system are normally on-going but in diabetes the balance is...
Study finds brain differences in athletes playing contact vs. noncontact sports
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study from researchers at Indiana University in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical has found...
Climate change is wreaking havoc on delicate relationship between orchids and bees
Credit: University of Sussex The first definitive demonstration of climate change upsetting the vital interdependent relationships between species has been...
Young Investigator Award talks at ASBMB Annual Meeting, April 22, San Diego
BETHESDA, Md., April 5, 2018 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold its annual meeting April...
The humble fruit fly continues to boost biomedical discovery
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental...
Researchers provide potential explanation for declines in brown bear populations
Animals may fall into what are called evolutionary and ecological traps when they make poor decisions using seemingly reliable environmental...
Researchers identify the cells that trigger flowering
ITHACA, N.Y. - How do plants "know" it is time to flower? A new study uncovers exactly where a key...
Experts propose method to monitor ocean health
It's important to closely monitor how climate change and our increasing use of the oceans are affecting important marine resources...
Penguins go through the flow
Credit: Photo by © Céline Le Bohec (CNRS / IPEV / CSM) Colonies of breeding king penguins behave much like...
OIST to harness energy from ocean waves in the Maldives
Credit: OIST The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...
Prehistoric reptile pregnant with octuplets
Credit: (c) Nobumichi Tamura Palaeontologists have discovered part of the skeleton of a 180 million-year-old pregnant ichthyosaur with the remains...
Pesticides give bees a hard time
Credit: Photo: Ricarda Scheiner In February 2018, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) confirmed that the pesticide group of neonicotinoids...