Biology
Zika infections could be factor in more pregnancies
Credit: Jeff Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus,...
Scientists to probe dolphin intelligence using an interactive touchpad
Loading video... Credit: The Marine Mammal Communication and Cognition collaboration (www.m2c2.net) Using optical technology specifically developed for this project, dolphins...
USDA invests $17.7 million in plant health and production workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 25, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Targeted conservation could protect more of Earth’s biodiversity
Credit: Yale University/University of Grenoble New Haven, Conn. - A new study finds that major gains in global biodiversity can...
Changing climate could have devastating impact on forest carbon storage
Credit: Fotolia New research from a multi-university team of biologists shows what could be a startling drop in the amount...
Nation’s beekeepers lost 33 percent of bees in 2016-17
Credit: University of Maryland/Bee Informed Partnership Beekeepers across the United States lost 33 percent of their honey bee colonies during...
Modeling invasive activity: Zebra mussels’ infiltration of North American rivers
The invasion of nonnative species has widespread and detrimental effects on both local and global ecosystems. These intruders often spread...
Why this IndyCar driver is outpacing diabetes
Loading video... Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - New Michigan State University research is the first to help...
In fruit fly and human genetics, timing is everything
Credit: McKay Lab (UNC-Chapel Hill) CHAPEL HILL, NC - Every animal starts as a clump of cells, which over time...
Sorting out HIV
Around 1% of patients with HIV - known as elite controllers - are able to survive without antiviral treatment, because...
New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia
Credit: © Andrey Atuchin, 2017 A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the 'age of...
Researchers find crucial clue to manipulating reproduction in plants
Credit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A team of researchers, led by a plant cell biologist at the University of...
New hair growth mechanism discovered
Credit: Rosenblum lab/UCSF In experiments in mice, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered that regulatory T cells (Tregs; pronounced "tee-regs"),...
Georgia State receives $2.3 million renewal grant to study enzyme in diabetic vascular diseases
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- Dr. Ming-Hui Zou, director of the Center for Molecular & Translational Medicine and a...
Disaster risk management: Science helps save lives
Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we...
University of Montana student earns NASA Earth and Space science fellowship
Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA - University of Montana doctoral candidate Eric Palm recently was selected for the prestigious NASA Earth...
LSTM and partners develop molecule that may lead to first synthetic one-dose antimalarial
Researchers at LSTM, working in partnership with the University of Liverpool and other colleagues, have developed a molecule which has...
L.A. lawns lose lots of water: 70 billion gallons a year
Credit: Elizaveta Litvak In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to...
Special delivery: Macromolecules via spider’s ‘bite’
Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Our cells are rich in proteins which are potential targets for therapy. But study...
To ensure constant food supply edible dormice rather give up their favorite food
Credit: Jessica Cornils/Vetmeduni Vienna The seeds of beech trees are an important source of energy for rodents like the edible...