Biology
Mow before you spray, and other tips for protecting pollinators in grassy landscapes
Annapolis, MD; July 17, 2017--With the right combination of methods, landscape managers can strike an effective balance between pest management...
Space station project seeks to crystalize the means to counteract nerve poisons
Credit: Video courtesy of NASA/CASIS The microgravity conditions of the International Space Station (ISS) may hold the key to improving...
Researchers look inside dangerous blood clots with optical clearing technique
Credit: Jeremiah J. Zartman, University of Notre Dame WASHINGTON --A new technique that makes blood clots optically clear is allowing...
New light on the secret life of badgers
Previous studies have fuelled the assumption that badgers are a territorial and anti-social species, living in exclusive, tight-knit family groups,...
Restaurant placemats can help promote healthy eating among children
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Placemats can be used to encourage children to eat healthier food in restaurants, according to a new...
Epigenetics between the generations
Credit: MPI of Immunobiology a. Epigenetics/ F. Zenk We are more than the sum of our genes. Epigenetic mechanisms modulated...
DNA tracking tool tips the scales for distinguishing invasive fish
ITHACA, N.Y. - Rather than conduct an aquatic roll call with nets to know which fish reside in a particular...
Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover a crucial gene involved in the development of the placenta
Credit: S. Segura-Bayona, IRB Barcelona The placenta, a transient organ that links the developing embryo to its mother, is responsible...
In baby’s dirty diapers, the clues to baby’s brain development
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL - If you're the parent of an infant, diaper duty probably isn't your...
New test paves way for potential treatments to target Alzheimer’s and other conditions
A simple methodology for capturing proteins implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions has been developed by...
Team develops fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes
Credit: William Kuykendall UW team develops fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes for electric cars, high-powered lasers Supercapacitors are...
New Fanconi anemia-causing gene identified
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Researchers from the group led by UAB Chair Professor Dr. Jordi Surrallés at the Hospital de...
Key to speeding up carbon sequestration discovered
Credit: Adam Subhas/Caltech Scientists at Caltech and USC have discovered a way to speed up the slow part of the...
Is this Gulf of Mexico tubeworm the longest living animal in the world?
Credit: Image courtesy of the Chemo III project, BOEM and NOAA OER Large tubeworms living in the cold depths of...
New assessment identifies global hotspots for water conflict
CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 1,400 new dams or water diversion projects are planned or already under construction and many...
Climatic stability resulted in the evolution of more bird species
Credit: Lars Edenius More species of birds have accumulated in genera inhabiting climatically stable areas. This is shown by a...
Review article discusses potential role, benefits of non-rhizobia bacteria in root nodules of legume
Credit: The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, Minn. (July 2017)--For many years, it was believed that the only nitrogen-fixing organisms...
Record-breaking marine heatwave powered by climate change cooks Tasmania’s fisheries
Climate change was almost certainly responsible for a marine heatwave off Tasmania's east coast in 2015/16 that lasted 251 days...
Amphibians can become tolerant to pesticides, but at a cost
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - Amphibians can develop tolerance to pesticides, but this tolerance...
Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of weight gain, heart disease and other health issues
Artificial sweeteners may be associated with long-term weight gain and increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart...
