Biology
Better managing plastic waste in a handful of rivers could stem plastics in the ocean
Massive amounts of plastic bits that are dangerous to aquatic life are washing into the oceans and into even the...
Scientists eavesdrop on little-known beaked whales to learn how deeply they dive
Scientists have reported the first dive depths for Gervais' and True's beaked whales, two of the least known beaked whale...
Watching wildfires
Credit: Michael Stambaugh, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources A team of researchers from the University of Missouri...
Can you hear me now? Ensuring good cellular connections in the brain
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Oct. 11, 2017) To have a good phone conversation, you need a good cellular...
World’s ‘better’ countries have higher rates of cancer
The world's "better" countries, with greater access to healthcare, experience much higher rates of cancer incidence than the world's "worse...
Key odorants in world’s most expensive beef could help explain its allure
Renowned for its soft texture and characteristic flavor, Wagyu beef -- often referred to as Kobe beef in the U.S....
Advance achieved in dry preservation of mammalian sperm cells
In a paper forthcoming in the November issue of the journal Theriogenology, a team of researchers from the University of...
JCU scientists find scorpions target their venom
Dr Jamie Seymour from JCU's Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) said a typical scorpion predator would be...
Predatory bacteria: The quest for a new class of antibiotics
Credit: OIST/American Chemical Society In 2016 the World Health Organization named antibiotic resistance as "one of the biggest threats to...
Star tortoise makes meteoric comeback
Credit: WCS YANGON, MYANMAR (October 11, 2017) - The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota), a medium-sized tortoise found only in...
Waste from paper industry supplies raw material for development of redox flow batteries
Credit: photo/©: Alexander Sell, JGU With the increasing use of renewable energies, stabilizing electricity networks is becoming an ever greater...
Intermountain healthcare researchers launch major three-year genomics breast cancer study
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Cancer researchers at Intermountain Medical Center and the Intermountain Precision Genomics Program in Salt Lake City...
Organic/inorganic sulfur may be key for safe rechargeable lithium batteries
Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State We have come a long way from leaky sulfur-acid automobile batteries, but modern lithium batteries...
Unraveling the genetics of disc disease in dogs
Credit: Katy Robertson Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease -- a common cause of back pain,...
Ketone nutritional supplements: Good or bad for athletic performance?
Credit: UBC Okanagan In the quest to improve physical performance, many athletes are turning to untested nutritional supplements. But in...
Some plants grow bigger — and meaner — when clipped, study finds
Credit: Illustration by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Some plants behave like the mythical monster Hydra: Cut off their heads...
Engineers identify key to albatross’ marathon flight
The albatross is one of the most efficient travelers in the animal world. One species, the wandering albatross, can fly...
Grazing horses on better pastures
Credit: Michelle DeBoer When you picture a horse, you may imagine it grazing contentedly in a grassy pasture. Grazing lets...
New NIH grant will study alcohol’s effects on the nervous system
Credit: Michigan Tech When a drink at the local watering hole turns into five or six, what are the effects...
NIFA invests in research to help boost organic farming, ranching
WASHINGTON, D.C. Oct. 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...