Biology
The irresistible fragrance of dying vinegar flies
Credit: Anna Schroll Markus Knaden and Bill Hansson, and their colleagues at the Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, study ecologically relevant...
Modern genetic sequencing tools give clearer picture of how corals are related
Credit: James Dimond/University of Washington The documentary "Chasing Coral," released on Netflix in July, is a cinematic warning about how...
Whales turn tail at ocean mining noise
Credit: Photo credit - BRAHSS project (photo taken under permit as part of the Behavioural Response of Humpback Whales to...
Fish database could help eliminate the ultimate bait and switch
Fish fraud, the misrepresentation of cheaper fish as more expensive ones, is a rampant problem worldwide. Now in a study...
Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain — and control body movements
Credit: Credit: Munshi et al, eLife BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Scientists have used magnetism to activate tiny groups of cells in...
New report outlines research agenda for microbiomes, indoor environments, and human health
WASHINGTON - Even with a growing body of research on microorganisms and humans in indoor environments, many of their interconnections...
The nerve-guiding ‘labels’ that may one day help re-establish broken nervous connections
Credit: Professor Juan Pablo Labrador, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have identified a large group of biological 'labels' that guide nerves...
Harnessing rich satellite data to estimate crop yield
URBANA, Ill. - Without advanced sensing technology, humans see only a small portion of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Satellites see...
A decade of monitoring shows the dynamics of a conserved Atlantic tropical forest
Credit: Hugo Cândido Galvão Characterised with its immense biodiversity and high levels of endemism, the Atlantic Tropical Forest has been...
Harvard researchers develop tough, self-healing rubber
Imagine a tire that could heal after being punctured or a rubber band that never snapped. Researchers from the Harvard...
City College researchers produce smart fabric to neutralize nerve gas
From the lab of City College of New York chemical engineer and Fulbright Scholar Teresa J. Bandosz comes a groundbreaking...
Popular sungazer lizards under threat from poaching
Credit: Shivan Parusnath/Wits University The Sungazer (Smaug giganteus), a dragon-like lizard species endemic to the Highveld regions of South Africa,...
A new critically endangered tree species depends on unique habitat found only on Kaua’i
Credit: Kenneth R. Wood A new tree species, Melicope stonei (Rutaceae or citrus family), endemic to the Hawaiian island of...
UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on immune cells’ tumor-killing ability
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya...
Going ‘green’ with plant-based resins
Airplanes, electronics and solar cells are all in demand, but the materials holding these items together -- epoxy thermosets --...
Saint Louis University chemist asks ‘could life begin in oil?’
Credit: Ellen Hutti, Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Paul Bracher, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of chemistry at...
CU Anschutz and UC San Diego researchers find creosote bush could treat deadly infections
AURORA, Colo. (August 16, 2017) - Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of...
Turning pollen into a low-cost fertilizer
Credit: American Chemical Society As the world population continues to balloon, agricultural experts puzzle over how farms will produce enough...
New federal grant to fund JAX studies of microbiome’s role in multiple sclerosis
A five-year federal research grant totaling $1,887,049 to Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Research Scientist Yanjiao Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., will fund studies...
Comparing the jaws of porcupine fish reveals three new species
Credit: Aguilera et al. 2107 Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and colleagues compared fossil porcupine fish jaws and...
