Biology
Magnetic implants used to treat ‘dancing eyes’
A research team has successfully used magnets implanted behind a person's eyes to treat nystagmus, a condition characterised by involuntary...
UT-ORNL to shepherd US-China Transdisciplinary Environmental Research Network
Credit: Photo of switchgrass harvest in East Tennessee by P. McDaniels, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A new grant sponsored...
Ten million tons of fish wasted every year despite declining fish stocks
Credit: UBC Public Affairs Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million tonnes of good fish back into the ocean every...
Moisture-responsive ‘robots’ crawl with no external power source
Credit: Yong-Lai Zhang of Jilin University WASHINGTON -- Using an off-the-shelf camera flash, researchers turned an ordinary sheet of graphene...
Novel viral vectors deliver useful cargo to neurons throughout the brain and body
Credit: Chan et al., Gradinaru Lab Viruses have evolved to be highly effective vehicles for delivering genes into cells. Seeking...
Fluid in the knee holds clues for why osteoarthritis is more common in females
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 26, 2017) - Researchers have more evidence that males and females are different, this...
Previously unknown extinction of marine megafauna discovered
The disappearance of a large part of the terrestrial megafauna such as saber-toothed cat and the mammoth during the ice...
Amazon basin deforestation could disrupt distant rainforest by remote climate connection
The ongoing deforestation around the fringes of the Amazon may have serious consequences for the untouched deeper parts of the...
Characterizing the mouse genome reveals new gene functions and their role in human disease
The first results from a functional genetic catalogue of the laboratory mouse has been shared with the biomedical research community,...
Hot cities spell bad news for bees
Credit: Elsa Youngsteadt A new study from North Carolina State University finds that common wild bee species decline as urban...
Study reveals how sex ‘blindspot’ could misdirect medical research
The sex of animals frequently has an effect in biomedical research and therefore should be considered in the study of...
VTT’s miniature hyperspectral camera launched to space in Aalto-1 satellite
VTT's small and lightweight hyperspectral camera was successfully launched to space in Aalto-1 nanosatellite on 23rd of June 2017. Scalable...
Monitoring changes in wetland extent can help predict the rate of climate change
Monitoring changes to the amount of wetlands in regions where permafrost is thawing should be at the forefront of efforts...
Panda love spreads to benefit the planet
Credit: Sue Nichols, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Michigan State University Loving pandas isn't just a feel-good activity. Recent...
Discovery of a new mechanism for bacterial division
Credit: J. McKinney/G. Fantnter/EPFL Most rod-shaped bacteria divide by splitting into two around the middle after their DNA has replicated...
Talking science
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2017 -- The art of video has proven to be truly revolutionary for informing the public...
Vinegar: A cheap and simple way to help plants fight drought
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have discovered a new, yet simple, way to...
UC Riverside molecular biochemist named to German National Academy of Sciences
Credit: IIGB, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Katayoon Dehesh, the director of the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB) and...
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Credit: Michael Bergin, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air...
Sandia creates better ‘fingerprints’ to detect elusive, valuable chemical compounds
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Imagine being able to see the entire Statue of Liberty and a small...
