Biology
Australian Magpie ‘dunks’ its food before eating, researchers find
Scientists at the University of York, in collaboration with researchers at Western Sydney University, have shown that the Australian Magpie...
Neuroscientists explore the risky business of self-preservation
A critical survival decision for all animals is when, where and how to escape from a looming threat. A Northwestern...
New research disputes claims that climate change helped spark the Syrian civil war
A new study, published today in the journal Political Geography, shows that there is no sound evidence that global climate...
Mediterranean-style diet may eliminate need for reflux medications
A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet has been shown to provide the same medical benefits for treating laryngopharyngeal reflux as popular reflux...
Paint by numbers
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a new...
3-D organoids and RNA sequencing reveal the crosstalk driving lung cell formation
Credit: Joo-Hyeon Lee (Boston Children's Hospital/Cambridge Stem Cell Institute UK) To stay healthy, our lungs have to maintain two key...
Hidden Inca treasure: Remarkable new tree genus discovered in the Andes
Credit: Wake Forest University Hidden in plain sight - that's how researchers describe their discovery of a new genus of...
Science: Sharpest image of Alzheimer’s fibrils shows previously unknown details
Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich / HHU Düsseldorf / Gunnar Schröder Jülich / Düsseldorf / Hamburg / Maastricht, 7 September 2017 -...
Ebola: Early immune response provides insight into vaccination
The latest outbreaks of emerging, dangerous pathogens, such as Ebola, MERS-CoV or Zika, emphasise the importance of the rapid development...
How tails help geckos and other vertebrates make great strides
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A wagging tail is often associated with dogs' emotions, but the side-to-side motion may...
Beyond herbicides in the agricultural landscape
Weed control in agricultural landscapes has been dominated by herbicides for over 75 years. Like the advent of antibiotics, herbicides...
Cilia: ‘The bouncer’ of bacteria
Credit: Lab of Margaret McFall-Ngai, Pacific Biosciences Research Center at the University of Hawaii Imagine a club scene--a bouncer at...
Blindness study shows how gene causes middle-age sight loss
Blindness study shows how gene causes middle-age sight loss. Chemical changes in the eye that can lead to blindness have...
Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering...
Scientific study review presents health promoting potential of mangoes
Orlando, FL (September 6, 2017) - Research continually unveils new insights about mangos and their role in the diet for...
Increasing effective decision-making for coastal marine ecosystems
Credit: Mark Priest Marine restoration, rather than protection, might be the most cost-effective solution for coastal marine ecosystems suffering from...
Paving the way towards ‘designer organelles’
Research published today, by an inter-disciplinary group from the University of Leeds, outlines their work in creating an alternative pathway...
Fuel economy standards cheaper, more beneficial than previously believed
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering The regulations that set fuel-economy and greenhouse-gas emission goals for cars and trucks...
CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains
Credit: Ben Mills BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study reported Sept. 5 by neuroscientists at Indiana University finds that a non-psychoactive...
How monkey fights grow
Credit: A.J. Haverkamp How does conflict spread through a society? One way to think of conflict spreading is to picture...
