Biology
Panama’s native tree species excel in infertile tropical soils
Credit: Jorge Aleman_STRI Teak, the most valuable species for tropical reforestation, often performs poorly in the acid soils of steeply...
Nature gem within the city: What grows in the biodiversity-rich Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve
Credit: Imin Kamin Established as early as 1900, Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve (BNFR) is the oldest of its kind in...
Scents and social preference: Neuroscientists ID the roots of attraction
Credit: UC San Diego A baby lamb is separated from its family. Somehow, in vast herds of sheep that look...
20,000 international voices share how they want their DNA information used
The Wellcome Genome Campus and Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) have gone global with a project to explore...
Why are coyote populations difficult to control?
Conventional wisdom suggests that coyote control efforts actually result in an increase in the number of coyotes due to increasing...
Study reveals ways collegiate sports venues can achieve ‘zero waste’
Credit: MU Athletics Officials at collegiate sporting venues have been leading efforts toward zero-waste events with many professional and collegiate...
A new method used to generate ensemble initial perturbations
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences The atmosphere is a chaotic system, and even negligible initial errors will give rise to...
Cross-kingdom regulation of honeybee caste development by dietary plant miRNAs
Credit: Xi Chen Honeybee larvae develop into workers but not queens, in part, because their diet of beebread/pollen is enriched...
Nature Conservation special: Guidelines for the monitoring of beetles protected in Europe
Credit: Michela Maura In a set of eight research publications, scientists tested various methods for the monitoring of five European...
Fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution
Credit: Andrzej Boczarowski Newly discovered human-like footprints from Crete may put the established narrative of early human evolution to the...
Family of proteins involved in brain’s connectivity are controlled by multiple checkpoints
Each of the brain's 100-billion nerve cells make around 10,000 connections to other cells through synapses that enable them to...
Protein transport channel offers new target for thwarting pathogen
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A bacterium that attacks people suffering from chronic lung disease and compromised immune systems could be halted...
X-ray footprinting solves mystery of metal-breathing protein
Credit: Berkeley Lab Scientists have discovered the details of an unconventional coupling between a bacterial protein and a mineral that...
Reconstructing life at its beginning, cell by cell
Credit: Drosophila Virtual Expression eXplorer, BIMSB at the MDC After 13 rapid divisions a fertilized fly egg consists of about...
Record-low 2016 Antarctic sea ice due to ‘perfect storm’ of tropical, polar conditions
Credit: Malte Stuecker/University of Washington While winter sea ice in the Arctic is declining so dramatically that ships can now...
More research needed on effects of maternal stress in wild animals
Credit: Michael Sheriff/Penn State If a human mother is stressed while pregnant, research shows her child is much more likely...
New study shows that Americans are not eating much bread
Credit: The Ginger Network Aug. 31, 2017 -- Washington, D.C. -- A new study published this month in the journal,...
Risk of preeclampsia can sometimes be linked to fetal genes
For the first time, a relationship has been found between fetal genes and the risk of preeclampsia in the mother....
Arizona State University team shines new light on photosynthesis
A team of scientists from ASU's School of Molecular Sciences and Pennsylvania State University has taken us a step closer...
New book on Targeting Cancer from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection 49.1184 Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Cold Spring...
