Biology
‘Inefficient’ sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive
Credit: Adam Spargo Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to "inefficient" traditional fishing methods, new research suggests....
Change in protein production essential to muscle function
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have shed light on the process that guides the...
High sugar consumption gives rise to dental treatment costs in the billions
Worldwide, people are eating far too much sugar. This has negative consequences for their teeth and for their purses: seen...
$3.7 million grant to fund research on novel drug targeting heart diseases
New Orleans, LA - The Exscien Corporation of Louisville, KY, in conjunction with LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of...
Long-term diabetes complication: Liver inflammation raises cholesterol levels
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels...
UCLA scientists identify a new way to activate stem cells to make hair grow
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Center/Nature Cell Biology UCLA researchers have discovered a new way to activate the stem cells...
A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
From sashimi to smoked salmon, ceviche to mussels Provençal, seafood dishes are among the world's best-loved culinary delights and dietary...
Seafood for thought
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every...
Biogerontology Research Foundation salutes staff on multi-year drug development agreement
Credit: Juvenescence AI Tuesday, Aug. 14th, 2017, London, UK: Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF) Chief Science Officer Alex Zhavoronkov and BGRF...
Meadow of dancing brittle stars shows evolution at work
Credit: Kenneth McNamara Researchers have described a new species of brittle star, which are closely related to starfish, and showed...
Vapor harvesting gets the edge
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Water harvesting is an age-old technique of collecting atmospheric water vapor. Researchers are looking to nature...
Sweet! Sugar-coated probe yields better acid test
Credit: Haiying Liu/Michigan Tech The human body is engaged in a constant tightrope walk to maintain the right pH, because...
Scientists reveal how goldfish make alcohol to survive without oxygen
Scientists at the Universities of Oslo and Liverpool have uncovered the secret behind a goldfish's remarkable ability to produce alcohol...
Scientists map sex chromosome evolution in pathogenic fungi
Credit: Kara Manke DURHAM, NC -- Biologically speaking, nearly every species on Earth has two opposite sexes, male and female....
Chemical profile of ants adapts rapidly
Credit: photo/©: Florian Menzel, JGU The bodies of ants and other insects are covered with a thin, wax-like layer that...
USC Stem Cell scientists obtain ‘how to’ guide for producing hair follicles
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study,...
Night vision for bird- & bat-friendly offshore wind power
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash. - The same technology that enables soldiers to see in the dark can...
Testicular macrophages are guardians of fertility
Credit: © Noushine Mossadegh-Keller and Sébastien Mailfert / CIML The origin, development, and characteristics of two types of testicular macrophage...
Jackdaws flap their wings to save energy
Credit: Photographer Aron Hejdström For the first time, researchers have observed that birds that fly actively and flap their wings...
Global warming will leave different fingerprints on global subtropical anticyclones
Credit: He et al, 2017 Subtropical anticyclone is an essential component of the atmospheric circulation in the subtropics, and it...