Biology
Study shows removing invasive plants can increase biodiversity in stream waters
Credit: Rachel E. McNeish Restoration projects to remove invasive plants can make a positive impact on native plant species. But...
Bioanalysis publishes special issue on methods and techniques for…
Credit: Future Science Group Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, has published a Special Focus Issue on Methods...
Biodegradable polymer coating for implants
Credit: (Photo: KIT) Medical implants often carry surface substrates that release ac-tive substances or to which biomolecules or cells can...
Previously unknown global ecological disaster discovered
Credit: UZH There have been several mass extinctions in the history of the earth. One of the largest known disasters...
Decoding the complete genome of the Mediterranean’s most…
The olive was one of the first trees to be domesticated in the history of mankind, probably some 6,000 years...
A potential breeding site of a Miocene era baleen whale
Credit: Nobumichi Tamura Baleen whales are amongst the largest animals to have ever lived and yet very little is known...
Update on an endangered Philippine cycad species
Credit: Thomas Marler When plant species are threatened to the point that they reach a designation of Critically Endangered, sustaining...
Combining techniques provides new insight into bird migration
IMAGE: This barn swallow has been fitted with a geolocator, a device that will record its movements as it migrates...
Chemists create molecular ‘leaf’ that collects and stores solar power without…
Credit: Ben Noffke and Richard Schaugaard, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li...
Fanged friends: World’s most vilified and dangerous animals may…
Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS NEW YORK (January 18, 2018) – An international review led by the University of Queensland and...
Kansas State University agronomist Vara Prasad selected as AAAS fellow
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Vara Prasad, Kansas...
Strange ‘chimeras’ defy science’s understanding of human genetics
Credit: UVA Health System The human genome is far more complex than thought, with genes functioning in an unexpected fashion...
Combined count data reveals shifts in hawks’ migratory behavior
Credit: Neil Paprocki, HawkWatch International Bird species' distributions and migratory behavior are shifting in response to changes in climate and...
New tool puts a consistent value on experts’ uncertainty on…
Science can flourish when experts disagree, but in the governmental realm uncertainty can lead to inadequate policy and preparedness. When...
UTMB researchers protect against lethal Ebola Sudan infection four days after infection
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in collaboration with Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, have protected nonhuman primates...
Large-scale approach reveals imperfect actor in plant biotechnology
Credit: Steven Lee/Whitehead Institute Cambridge, MA. (Nov. 27) – A research team led by Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research has...
A stinging report: FSU reserach shows climate change a major threat to…
Credit: Jane Ogilvie TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is...
Discovery of a facile process for H2 production using ammonia as a…
Credit: Oita University Hydrogen (H2) has attracted considerable attention as a clean energy source because the only by-product of its...
Why fish intake by pregnant women improves the growth of a child’s brain
IMAGE: Dietary lipid contains fatty acids such as omega-6 and omega-3, which are essential nutrients for many animals and humans....
The chem-hiss-try of snake venom (video)
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2016 — We know poisonous snakes are dangerous, but what exactly makes venom so powerful? Evolutionary biology...