Biology
Russian and US scientists collaborate to map migration paths of Arctic breeding birds
Credit: Zak Pohlen (WCS) Conservation of intertidal habitat– 65 percent of which has been lost over the last 50 years–...
Extreme temperatures threaten desert songbirds with death by…
Credit: Tom Kennedy, UNM According to NASA, 2016 was the hottest year on historical record. Globally, the increase amounted to...
York chemists lead breakthrough in carbon capture
Starbons, made from waste biomass including food peelings and seaweed, were discovered and first reported 10 years ago by the...
A trend reversal in childhood obesity — a decline in the BMI in 8-year-old boys
Credit: Sahlgrenska Academy/University of Gothenburg After decades of increasing childhood obesity, things are now going in the opposite direction. A...
New golden frog species discovered in Colombia
Credit: Credit: Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher This news release is available in Spanish. A team of scientists including a Smithsonian Tropical Research...
New study illuminates key aspects of how we fall asleep and wake up
Falling asleep and waking up are key transitions in everyone's day. Millions of people have trouble with these transitions –...
New nanoscopic tools to study ligand-binding of receptors and…
This news release is available in German. Signalling processes in organisms are governed by specific extracellular and intracellular interactions and...
X-raying of fossil beetles
This news release is available in German. The layman considers fossil beetles just stones. Even experts were able to describe...
A new species of gecko with massive scales and tear-away skin
Credit: F. Glaw Many lizards can drop their tails when grabbed, but one group of geckos has gone to particularly...
Newly identified genes impact how transplanted stem cells give rise to…
A team of researchers led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is looking at ways to improve how...
Study: Viruses share genes with organisms across the tree of life
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study finds that viruses share some genes exclusively with cells...
Clemson professor finds positive effects from bringing physical activity to the desk
CLEMSON, South Carolina — A Clemson University psychology professor has published research revealing a positive link between mood, motivation and...
Mutations acquired trans-Pacific may be key to changes in Zika…
Credit: Daniel Janies The Zika virus remains a mystery. Isolated from macaque monkeys in the Ziika Forest in Uganda in...
New insights into human genetic variation revealed: Nature paper
Published in today's edition of Nature, the research led by Dr Monkol Lek of the University of Sydney and Dr...
New stem cell gene correction process puts time on researchers’…
Researchers from the Morgridge Institute for Research and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in Australia have devised a way...
Ancient super-eruptions in Yellowstone Hotspot track…
Credit: Photo taken by Marc Reichow, University of Leicester Images of the Snake River Plain and research team available at:...
Oligonucleotide drug producers coauthor report on drug impurities
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 12, 2017–A new addition to a series of articles that...
New free web service for deep study of cell functions
A group of scientists from Russia, US, Canada and Germany has developed a simple and effective web service called GAM...
African lions face same threats as extinct Ice Age ancestors
Credit: Dr Dawn Burnham, WildCRU Newly published in the journal Ecography, the study shows that the wildlife that went extinct...
Healthy theme park meals?
IMAGE: The Journal of the Association for Consumer Research has an eating infographic. Credit: Brian Wansink When meals at Disney...
