Biology
Researchers find demographic differences in both diabetes rates and care sought
Diabetes is a serious health condition that affects millions of people in the United States and has more than doubled...
How ticks get a proper foothold
Credit: Copyright: Dagmar Voigt Ticks spend more than 90 percent of their up to three-year-long life starving and clambering around...
Rachel Whitaker receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
Credit: Photo by Kathryn Faith The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to...
Mixed conifer and beech forests grow more as they complement each other
On the other hand, the effect of growing in a mixed forest is less important for high competitive and shade-tolerant...
UTEP doctoral student discovers 3 chameleon species
Credit: Eli Greenbaum, Ph.D. University of Texas at El Paso doctoral candidate Daniel Hughes has discovered three new species of...
150-year records gap on Sulawesi ends with 5 new species in the world’s largest tree genus
Credit: Fabian Brambach It seemed rather unusual that the largest tree genus, Syzygium, containing over 1500 species, was only represented...
Bacterial classification may be more elusive than previously thought
HANOVER, N.H. - June 19, 2017 - New research from Dartmouth College raises questions over how scientists should interpret observed...
New report looks at 6 key impact areas of shale oil and gas development in Texas
The TAMEST Shale Task Force report is an independent, comprehensive review of scientific research on the impacts of shale oil...
Chemistry of sea spray particles linked for first time to formation process
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified for the first time what drives...
New CDC data shows gaps remain in surveillance for mosquitoes that transmit Zika
Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Annapolis, MD; June 19, 2017--As concerns over Zika virus have grown since 2015,...
Using sunlight to the max
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Materials called transition-metal carbides have remarkable properties that open new possibilities in water desalination and wastewater...
Antibiotics promote resistance on experimental croplands
Washington, DC - June 16, 2017 - Canadian researchers have generated both novel and existing antibiotic resistance mechanisms on experimental...
UM chemist to study climate, health effects of wildfire smoke
Credit: Courtesy of Lu Hu MISSOULA - University of Montana scientists will fly straight into the smoke of western wildfires...
New international honor for professor Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi
Professor Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi of Centre Eau Terre Environnement at INRS received the Outstanding Scientist Award from the International Bioprocessing...
Researchers find way to reduce environmental impact of idling buses and delivery trucks
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a system for service vehicles that could reduce emissions and save companies...
Bacteria free themselves with molecular ‘speargun’
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Many bacteria are armed with nano-spearguns, which they use to combat unwelcome competitors or knockout...
Study casts doubt about link between eczema, cardiovascular disease
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For the roughly 7 percent of adults who live with atopic dermatitis, a common form of eczema,...
EMBO welcomes 65 new members
Heidelberg, June 16, 2017 - EMBO announces today that 65 outstanding life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining...
Biologists have explored how testate amoebae survive in peat fires
Credit: Yuri Mazei An International team from China University of Geosciences, University of York and Lomonosov Moscow State University have...
Increase in ciguatera fish poisoning cases in Europe
The substance ciguatoxin is only found in fish from tropical and subtropical seas. For some years now, cases of ciguatera...
