Biology
The melting ice makes the sea around Greenland less saline
Credit: Photo: Mikael Sejr For the first time, ocean data from Northeast Greenland reveals the long-term impact of the melting...
Mimetic Martian water is under pressure
Researchers investigating whether liquid water could exist on Mars have provided new insight into the limits of life on the...
Study shows proteins may prevent dysfunction and disease by relaxing
Credit: Micayla Bowman For many years, we thought that all proteins must fold into complicated shapes to fulfill their functions,...
Scientists uncover a centuries-old case of mistaken identity in the Chesapeake Bay
Credit: Smithsonian Institution Jellyfish sting swimmers, clog fishing nets, and in high numbers can close beaches. But despite their nuisance...
Scripps Florida scientists unveil ‘roadmap’ to aid osteoporosis treatment development
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 13, 2017 - Using advanced mass spectrometry technology, scientists from the...
Usutu virus is back — not only in blackbirds but also in humans
Credit: Georg Mair/Vetmeduni Vienna Usutu virus, a flavivirus of African origin, was first detected in Austria in 2001, when it...
Gutters teem with inconspicuous life
Scientists from the BOREA Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems research unit (CNRS / MNHN / IRD / UPMC /...
Achieving high-value chemical diversity for the pharmaceutical artificial intelligence
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Friday, October 13th, 2017, Baltimore, Maryland: Insilico Medicine announces the publication of a new research paper...
Study identifies genetic clues to spinal stenosis
A new study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that certain genetic changes are linked with an increased...
NUS researchers develop 4-in-1 smart utilities plant custom-made for tropical climate
Credit: National University of Singapore A research breakthrough achieved by a team led by Associate Professor Ernest Chua from the...
Worms reveal secrets of aging
Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Health System have identified a new molecular pathway...
Electric cars can become more eco-friendly through life cycle assessment
(Chalmers University of Technology) It is time to stop discussing whether electric cars are good or bad. Instead industry, authorities...
Enzymes at work: Breaking down stubborn cellulose
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Biofuels obtained from biomass are becoming increasingly important. Apart from biomethane, however, they cannot...
Tropical tree roots represent an underappreciated carbon pool
Credit: Jefferson Hall Ask someone to draw a tree and s/he will invariably draw a trunk and branches -- leaving...
Brain imaging results skewed by biased study samples
Any scientist who studies groups of people knows that the characteristics of the "sample" -- the group of people selected...
Arctic: How do polar bears, crude oil and ethnicity go together?
(University of Bonn) The Arctic is often in the headlines: starving polar bears on melting ice, the reckless hunt for...
Largest-ever study to look at maternal nitrate consumption and birth outcomes
Nitrate is the most common contaminant in aquifers and tap water throughout the world, but its effects on human health...
New study suggests that last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than thought
New research suggests that the last common ancestor of apes--including great apes and humans--was much smaller than previously thought, about...
Researchers find mechanism involved in novel drug design with potential to treat tuberculosis
Credit: Gonçalo Bernardes Lab, iMM Lisboa A team of researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa successfully used a...
New autism & innovation center receives NSF and Research Corporation grants
Credit: Amy Wolf & Patrick Slattery, Vanderbilt University Creating a model pipeline that will assist adults on the autism spectrum...