Biology
Amid environmental change, lakes surprisingly static
Credit: Courtesy of Samantha Oliver MADISON, Wis. -- In recent decades, change has defined our environment in the United States....
Scientists explore more about how sugary drinks make us fat
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 23, 2017) - These hot summer days may tempt some of us to reach...
Canadian children’s nutrition suffers during school hours
Credit: UBC Public Affairs / Claire Tugault-Lafleur Canadian children don't eat enough vegetables, fruit and dairy products during school hours,...
Disease-carrying mosquitoes rare in undisturbed tropical forests
Credit: Jose Loaiza A new study by scientists from the Smithsonian, the Panamanian government and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,...
Linking mental health and the gut microbiome
Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may help psychiatrists treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers...
Test reveals potential treatments for disorders involving MeCP2
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Having twice the normal amount of the protein MeCP2, a condition called MECP2 duplication syndrome,...
Reducing infant mortality in Nigeria
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - A doctor in Nigeria and a professor at Michigan State University have...
Anglers’ delight as algal blooms breakthrough highlights innovative science
Millions of fish-deaths caused by toxic Prymnesium algal blooms could be prevented with the application of a household chemical best...
Lego proteins revealed
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science When hemoglobin undergoes just one mutation, these protein complexes stick to one another, stacking like...
New understanding of how muscles work
Muscle malfunctions may be as simple as a slight strain after exercise or as serious as heart failure and muscular...
Scientists discover species of dolphin that existed along South Carolina coast
Credit: Robert Boessenecker CHARLESTON (South Carolina), Aug. 23, 2017 - Continuing to uncover fossil evidence along the coast of South...
New insights into the world of trypanosomes
Credit: (Picture: Chair of Zoology I / eLife) Single specimens of the vermicular pathogens causing sleeping sickness swim inside the...
Climate change is luring Kodiak bears away from their iconic salmon streams
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Kodiak brown bears are abandoning salmon-their iconic prey-due to climate change, according to a new study. The...
Studies reveal worrisome trend for health of wild dolphins
Credit: Georgia Aquarium ATLANTA - Twelve years of data on the health of two Atlantic bottlenose dolphin populations paints a...
Wing shape helps swifts glide through storms, study suggests
They are among nature's best fliers, spending most of their time in flight ... now scientists have shed new light...
Selecting most effective materials for dental pulp tissue engineering
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 23, 2017--To regenerate dental pulp tissue after emptying of a...
High-resolution modeling assesses impact of cities on river ecosystems
Credit: Ryan McManamay/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2017 - New mapping methods...
Comparing food allergies: Animals and humans may have more in common than you think
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna Diarrhea after a glass of milk, an itchy palate after eating apples, swelling in the face...
Long-term study aims to understand prairie ecology after farmland is forsaken
Credit: Emily Arsenault LAWRENCE -- Across the U.S., farmers have abandoned millions of acres of land due to economics and...
USC researcher identifies a new way to treat HIV
Credit: Wan-Lin Wu Medical treatment that targets human proteins rather than ever-mutating viruses may one day help HIV-positive people whose...
