Biology
Study highlights conservation needs of fish species recently discovered in Southwest Virginia
Credit: Virginia Tech In 1999, a routine study for a pipeline in Tazewell County, Virginia, led to a surprising discovery....
What a rare blood disease can teach us about blood clotting
Credit: Irene Martinez-Martinez When a person is injured, blood clotting is essential. However, once the danger has passed, it is...
Our muscles measure the time of day
Biological clocks are ticking everywhere throughout our body. They trigger the release of the hormone melatonin during sleep, favour the...
Painless microneedles extract fluid for wearable sensors for soldiers, athletes
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The lab is calm and quiet, clean and well organized; boxes of...
Earth’s biodiversity is changing as the planet warms. But how?
Credit: Credit: Adam Wilson and Walter Jetz, PLOS Biology, 2016 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the Earth's climate changes, shifting weather...
GM soybean oil causes less obesity and insulin resistance but is harmful to liver function
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have tested a genetically-modified (GM)...
Promising Down syndrome research expands to second site in Brazil
CLEVELAND--A Case Western Reserve University-led study of a promising medication for people with Down syndrome is going global. Brazilian authorities'...
CU Researchers win prestigious $2 million NIH grant for brain study
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 2, 2017) - Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the University of Colorado...
Scientists have found another reason for children to eat their green leafy vegetables
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 2, 2017) - Scientists have found another reason for children...
International competition benchmarks metagenomics software
Credit: John T. Consoli, University of Maryland Communities of bacteria live everywhere: inside our bodies, on our bodies and all...
New insights into leading cause of miscarriage, birth defects discovered
Credit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- Two recent Northwestern University studies shed new light on the mystery of the leading...
Irish scientists can now produce electricity from tears
Credit: Photo by Sean Curtin, True Media. A team of Irish scientists has discovered that applying pressure to a protein...
Animals that play with objects learn how to use them as tools
Credit: Megan Lambert, University of York Researchers have discovered that New Caledonian crows and kea parrots can learn about the...
Evolutionary crop research: Ego-plants give lower yield
Credit: Copenhagen University Survival of the fittest is a fundamental concept in Darwin's theory of natural selection which drives evolution....
New insights into how sleep helps the brain to reorganize itself
A study has given new insights into how sleep contributes to brain plasticity - the ability for our brain to...
DNA: The next hot material in photonics?
Credit: Kyunghwan Oh, Yonsei University WASHINGTON -- Using DNA from salmon, researchers in South Korea hope to make better biomedical...
Rockefeller University biologist Michael W. Young honored with Nobel Prize
Credit: Mario Morgado/The Rockefeller University Rockefeller University biologist Michael W. Young, who discovered the molecular mechanism of circadian rhythm, which...
Llama-derived nanobodies as a new tool in solving crystal structure
Credit: Kasper Røjkjær Andersen Aarhus University scientists have developed miniature antibodies (nanobodies) that can be labelled on certain amino acids....
Tracking live brain activity with the new NeuBtracker open-source microscope
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A team of scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and...
New Central Park fly species gets CCNY professor’s moniker
Credit: City College of New York/David Lohman Introducing Themira lohmanus, a fly like no other, and the most recently discovered...