Biology
New UTSA study describes method to save lives in chemical attacks
A new study by Kiran Bhaganagar, associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, and...
Nagoya forensic scientists recover human DNA from mosquitos
Credit: Toshimich Yamamoto Nagoya, Japan - Most people would agree that painful mosquito bites are an especially annoying part of...
Ten new awards from the National Science Foundation
Credit: Leonid Moroz Ten new awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling $14 million will enable biologists to develop...
Journal of Orthoptera Research joins scholarly publisher Pensoft’s open access portfolio
Credit: Journal of Orthoptera Research and Pensoft The Orthopterists' Society's Journal of Orthoptera Research (JOR) joins the growing portfolio of...
Citizen science brings monarch butterfly parasitoids to light
Annapolis, Md.; July 5, 2017 -- Thanks to citizen volunteers, scientists now know more than ever about the flies that...
Scientists name new species of fish from the Orinoco region after singer Enya
CORVALLIS, Ore. - In 1988, Irish singer and songwriter Enya released a lead single titled "Orinoco Flow" from her second...
Working the [immune] system
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering/Paul Kovach PITTSBURGH (July 10, 2017) ... As a rule, implants and the immune system don't...
Marshall School of Medicine team publishes longitudinal work on pneumonia
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-- A Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine research team has published findings that show patients who...
Kansas State University researchers help with landmark study of wild wheat ancestor
Credit: Pat Melgares, Kansas State University, K-State Research and Extension MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University scientists are part of...
Touchscreen test reveals why some birds are quicker to explore than others
Birds such as parrots and crows have been using touchscreen technology as part of an international research study examining whether...
Why strength depends on more than muscle
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln A recent study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has given new meaning to...
New way to predict when electric cars and home batteries become cost effective
The future cost of energy storage technologies can now be predicted under different scenarios, thanks to a new tool created...
Oil spill impacts in coastal wetland
Credit: J. Levine July 10, 2017 - Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually...
Stanford researchers observe unexpected flipper flapping in humpback whales
When Jeremy Goldbogen, an assistant professor of biology at Stanford University, affixed recording devices to humpback whales, it was with...
Portland State NASA grant furthers satellite ocean research
(Portland, Ore.) July 10, 2017 - NASA has awarded a four-year, $283,000 grant to Portland State University engineering professor Ed...
Noninvasive intranasal method shows prevention of neurologic effect from metabolic disease
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 10, 2017--Researchers have successfully used a noninvasive intranasal approach to...
Big, shape-shifting animals from the dawn of time
Credit: Jennifer Hoyal Cuthill Why did life on Earth change from small to large when it did? Researchers from the...
Killing cancer in the heat of the moment
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Mineko Kengaku, Tatsuya Murakami, and their colleagues from Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS)...
Insulin release is controlled by the amount of Epac2A at the secretory vesicles
Specialized beta cells in the pancreas release the hormone insulin to control our blood glucose levels, and failure of this...
Pepsi-SAXS: New method of protein analysis that is 50 times faster than analogues
Credit: MIPT's Press Office Pepsi-SAXS is a new highly efficient method for computation of X-ray scattering profiles, which are needed...