Biology
Why aren’t house sparrows as big as geese?
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kvalnes, NTNU Why are house sparrows the exact size they are? Why aren't they hummingbird size or...
Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences
Credit: Praveen Kumar Extreme floods and droughts receive a lot of attention. But what happens when precipitation -- or lack...
Science denial not limited to political right
Credit: Nick Youngson In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many claims have been made that science denial, particularly...
New model may help science overcome the brain’s fortress-like barrier
Credit: Samah Jassam New model may help science overcome the brain's fortress-like barrier Scientists have helped provide a way to...
Is there a link between breast milk nutrients, circadian rhythms, and infant health?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Sept. 19, 2017 -- The fat content and levels of several...
Method to estimate abundance, trends in North Atlantic right whales confirms decline
NOAA Fisheries researchers and colleagues at the New England Aquarium have developed a new model to improve estimates of abundance...
Cultivating marine biomass
One of the most productive organisms on Earth, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) depends on nutrients from the surrounding water column...
Effects of changing tillage practices on sugar beets presented
Changing tillage practices can help the environment and reduce costs, according to a study in Montana. Chengci Chen, Montana State,...
New assay leads to step toward gene therapy for deaf patients
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University have taken an important step toward gene therapy for deaf patients by...
A fat-regulating enzyme could hold the key to obesity, diabetes, cancer, other diseases
Credit: Gil-Soo Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It had already been known that the enzyme known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase plays a...
RNA discovery could help boost plant heat, drought tolerance
Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife Research DALLAS -- Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have discovered a ribonucleic acid, or RNA, that...
Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize awarded to Hebrew University scientists
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize for 2017 has been awarded to two scientists from...
Scientists show molecular basis for ants acting as ‘bodyguards’ for plants
Credit: G. A. Miller TORONTO, ON - Though you might not think of ants as formidable bodyguards, some do an...
Wireless food stamp transactions tied to healthier shopping
New research links the equipping of mobile fruit and vegetable stands with wireless banking devices programmed to accept food stamps...
Membrane vesicles released by bacteria may play different roles during infection
Credit: Akemi Takade, Kyushu University, Japan Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors...
An effective way to eliminate atrazine and its by-products in surface water
Atrazine, widely used as a weedkiller, is known to have harmful effects on aquatic wildlife and presents a risk to...
Scalable process discovered to produce structural colors inspired by bird feathers
Credit: The University of Akron In the colorful world in which we live, colors are significant for not only aesthetics...
A new approach to high insulin levels
Credit: Pierre Maechler / UNIGE Diabetes is characterised by a deficiency of insulin. The opposite is the case in congenital...
Microscopic technique for detecting microbial life in enceladus water plumes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, Sept. 18, 2017 -- A new study has demonstrated the potential to...
New self-powered paper patch could help diabetics measure glucose during exercise
Credit: Binghamton University Electrical and Computer Science Assistant Professor Seokheun Choi BINGHAMTON, NY - A new paper-based sensor patch developed...