Biology
Clemson researchers illuminate the field of microscopy with nanoparticle ‘buckyswitch’
Credit: Courtesy of Muskendol Novoa CLEMSON, South Carolina - Visualizing biological cells under a microscope was just made clearer, thanks...
Chronic liver inflammation linked to Western diet
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 2017 - A new study in The American Journal of...
Global warming could result in losses for the European wine industry
Credit: Taylor & Francis and Heatshield Slight increases in temperature in Mediterranean regions from global warming could potentially result in...
Seaside sparrows caught between predators and rising seas
Credit: E. Hunter Sea-level rise may be a big problem for saltmarsh birds, but so is predation, and birds sometimes...
Algae production research gets boost at Los Alamos
Credit: Sapphire Energy INC LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 12, 2017 -- Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the...
Nesting in cavities protects birds from predators — to a point
Credit: M. Arndt Nesting in cavities provides birds with some protection from predators -- but it isn't foolproof. A new...
Paleontologists solve pterosaur pelvis puzzle
Credit: Courtesy Greg Funston Following a discovery in 2015 in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park, Greg Funston puzzled for two years...
Dignity Health St. Joseph’s researchers discover indicator of lung transplant rejection
PHOENIX, Ariz. July 12, 2017 -- Research by scientists at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center's Norton Thoracic...
See-through heart tissue reveals hidden complexity
A technique borrowed from neuroscience to see through brain tissue is helping scientists to see the fine structure of the...
NOAA disburses $16.7M in oil spill penalties to fund research
Credit: LSU LSU has received one of the competitive federal grants funded from penalties paid by parties responsible for the...
House dust spurs growth of fat cells in lab tests
Poor diet and a lack of physical activity are major contributors to the world's obesity epidemic, but researchers have also...
Graduate research fellow investigates how fungi and fire enable pine savanna ecosystem to thrive
Credit: Jacob Hopkins | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- For most humans, fire symbolizes destruction and death. Yet nature often...
Release of treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing contaminates lake
Hydraulic fracturing has enabled a domestic oil and gas boom in the U.S., but its rapid growth has raised questions...
Synthesizing the human genome from scratch
For the past 15 years, synthetic biologists have been figuring out how to synthesize an organism's complete set of DNA,...
Low oxygen in Chesapeake Bay
Credit: Jeremy Testa The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Each year, low...
Mulling over the aromas of wine
A fine wine has an ideal balance of ingredients. Too much or too little of a component could mean the...
€3 billion in funding and 31,000 funded projects
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) DFG presents 2016 Annual Report /-- 'Best knowledge-driven research -- supported by broad political and public trust' --...
13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, July 16-21
International experts on mercury will meet at the 13th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2017) in...
Evolution of a bacterial enzyme in green algae
A new jigsaw piece in the evolution of green algae has been identified by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum together with...
MPFI scientists probe function of cerebellar interneurons with new technique
(Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience) Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience developed a technique for selectively...
