Biology
Wildfires continue to beleaguer Western Canada
Credit: Credits: Courtesy of L. Jenner Like tourist season, wildfire season is also in full swing in British Columbia. Whereas...
Magic helps unmask how the brain works
Credit: Video by Robert DiIorio/ University of Delaware Tricks and illusions, once the domain of magicians, are helping scientists unveil...
Evolution of fan worm eyes
Credit: Dr Michael Bok, University of Bristol Scientists examining the multiple eyes found on the tentacles of fan worms have...
Genome sequencing shows spiders, scorpions share ancestor
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine In collaboration with scientists from the U.K., Europe, Japan and the United States, researchers at...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Aug. 2017
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy Materials - Cooking up biofuel Using a novel, reusable carbon material derived from...
Help from the stomach for dry eyes
Credit: Benjamin Winkeljann / Technical University of Munich After a long day of working at the computer, scratchy contact lenses...
Brown to lead ‘NeuroNex’ center for creating bioluminescent neuroscience tools
Credit: Nathan Shaner PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With up to $9.2 million in funding over five years from the National Science...
Salk’s Reuben Shaw receives National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Aug. 1, 2017) Salk Professor Reuben Shaw has received the National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
New insights into diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections will help save lives
Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Thousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after...
Poor appetite and food intake in older adults
Having a poor appetite is a serious health concern for older adults. It can lead to inadequate nutrition, which can...
Cheap and simple detection of neurotoxic chemicals
Credit: Professor Toshihiro Ihara There is a limited amount of data on the global health impacts of pesticides, but many...
UTA biologist works with internationally recognized museums on the evolution of vision
Credit: Matthew Fujita A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a national funding for a project...
New approach on research and design for CQD catalysts in World Scientific NANO
Credit: World Scientific A new study that provides a new approach for the rational design of carbon quantum dots (CQD)...
Adorable alpine animal acclimates behavior to a changing climate
Credit: Credit, J. Jacobson, from figure 4 of EA Beever et al (2017) Front Ecol Environ doi: 10.1002/fee.1502. As climate...
Wine snobbery: Fact vs. fiction (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 -- We all know at least one wine snob who goes...
UNM professor receives funding to fight pervasive African parasite
Credit: Eric Loker/UNM UNM Distinguished Professor of Biology Eric S. Loker began studying the parasite that causes this disease more...
WSU researchers develop alternative to wasteful methane flaring
Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory PULLMAN, Wash.--Jean-Sabin McEwen knocks out a web search for "North Dakota," "night sky" and "flaring," and...
NSF issues awards to advance a national research infrastructure for neuroscience
Credit: Cornell University The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards to aid...
Building bridges within the cell — using light
Credit: Yun Huang and Yubin Zhou Each cell in the body is made up of a number of tiny sealed...
Resistance training may slow down the progression of multiple sclerosis
In the past, multiple sclerosis patients were advised not to exercise for fear of exacerbating the illness. However, it is...
