Biology
Hydrogen peroxide protects plants against sun damage
Credit: University of Exeter Plants use hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) - best known for use in bleach and hair treatments -...
Exciting new material uses solar energy to remove man-made dye pollutants from water
Credit: Daniel Jones/Swansea University A novel composite material has been developed by scientists in the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI)...
Study illustrates how the cortex assigns credit for causality
Credit: Asaad et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When you do something right, you can't learn anything from your success without...
A new weapon for the war on cancer
Cancerous tumors are formidable enemies, recruiting blood vessels to aid their voracious growth, damaging nearby tissues, and deploying numerous strategies...
Barrier Proteins in Tumors are Possible Key to Immunotherapy Success
By comparing variations in protein expression in tumor samples from a single melanoma patient, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg~Kimmel...
Bristol’s Dr Gorochowski awarded Royal Society University Research Fellowship
Credit: University of Bristol Dr Thomas Gorochowski, from the University of Bristol's Bristol BioDesign Institute, has been awarded a prestigious...
Tackling iron and zinc deficiencies with ‘better’ bread
The health effects of zinc and iron deficiencies can be devastating, particularly in developing countries. One strategy for addressing this...
Turning the climate tide by 2020
The world needs high-speed climate action for an immediate bending-down of the global greenhouse-gas emissions curve, leading experts caution. Aggressive...
Indoor air in schools could add to children’s exposure to PCBs
The U.S. banned PCBs nearly four decades ago, but they persist in the environment and have been found in animals...
Soybean rust study will allow breeders to tailor resistant varieties to local pathogens
Credit: Glen Hartman URBANA, Ill. - Midwestern growers don't worry much about soybean rust, but the fungal disease has been...
Hacking the human brain — lab-made synapses for artificial intelligence
One of the greatest challenges facing artificial intelligence development is understanding the human brain and figuring out how to mimic...
Nanopipette technology wins first place in NIH ‘Follow that Cell’ challenge
Credit: Nader Pourmand Nader Pourmand, professor of biomolecular engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has...
Newly established, a national park in Australia unveils a new plant species
Credit: Chris Martine A team of botanists from the US has named a new bush tomato species, based on collections...
This week from AGU: As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along
GeoSpace As climate stirs Arctic sea ice faster, pollution tags along A warming climate is not just melting the Arctic's...
Male infertility could be linked to noisy bedrooms, study suggests
Credit: Elsevier Oxford, UK, June 28, 2017 - Long-term exposure to a noisy environment, particularly at night, is linked to...
Guinness World Records names graphene aerogel as world’s least dense 3-D printed structure
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The world's lightest 3-D printed structure is so lightweight that it can be...
Gene networks dictate plants’ responses to cold, stress
Recent advances in technology have allowed scientists to probe the molecular nature of life, analyzing thousands of genes at a...
New technique unveils ‘matrix’ inside tissues and tumors
Credit: Image by Alejandro Mayorca-Guiliani. The matrix surrounds the cells in every organ of our bodies, and provides shape and...
Scientists identify key locations for spread of Pin-tailed Whydahs
Credit: Eric Fishel Invasive parasites are a biological oxymoron. And yet, they are in our backyards! A new study analyzes...
EASL releases editorial response to Cochrane Review of DAAs in HCV
GENEVA, Switzerland 28 June 2017 - The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) expresses its serious concerns...
