Biology
Researchers identify how class of drugs blocks Hepatitis C virus replication
Credit: David Kinton, UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC - Globally, an estimated 71 million people are living with...
From the somatic cell to the germ cell
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kunz An international scientific consortium including the Freiburg plant biologist Prof. Dr. Thomas Laux has discovered a...
Lost ecosystem found buried in mud of southern California coastal waters
Paleontologists investigating the sea bed off the coast of southern California have discovered a lost ecosystem that for thousands of...
Bee health is topic of new pollen research at UMass Amherst
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Biology professor Lynn Adler at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an expert in pollination...
California Academy of Sciences advancing hope for reefs in the Philippines
Credit: Terry Gosliner © California Academy of Sciences San Francisco (June 8, 2017)-- The California Academy of Sciences' Hope for...
Scientists aim to stamp out new horticultural pest
Scientists will pursue cutting-edge microbiology and robotics research in a bid to stop a destructive and abundant pest which is...
This week from AGU: Offshore wind turbines vulnerable to Category 5 hurricane gusts
GeoSpace Offshore wind turbines vulnerable to Category 5 hurricane gusts Offshore wind turbines built according to current standards may not...
Study reveals how a hormone increases sucrose accumulation in sugarcane
Credit: Léo Ramos Chaves Chemical ripeners, also known as growth regulators, are widely used in Brazil's sugarcane industry to increase...
Acacias are invading unaltered areas in the northwest of the peninsula
Credit: Michele Adami The legume Acacia dealbata, also known as mimosa, is one of the most aggressive invasive tree species...
Small climb in mean temperatures linked to far higher chance of deadly heat waves
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., June 7, 2017 -- An increase in mean temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius...
Geology and biology agree on Pangaea supercontinent breakup dates
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found that independent estimates from geology and biology agree on the timing...
Finding new homes won’t help Emperor penguins cope with climate change
Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephanie Jenouvrier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution If projections for melting Antarctic sea ice through 2100 are...
3-D-modeling of food residues in 230 million years old fossil feces
Credit: Picture Martin Qvarnstrom Synchrotron scanning can produce high-quality 3D models of well-preserved food residues from fossil faeces. That's the...
Indonesia makes its fishing fleet visible to the world through Global Fishing Watch
Credit: Global Fishing Watch/2017 NEW YORK: This week, at the United Nation's Ocean Conference, the Republic of Indonesia becomes the...
New technique enables 3-D printing with paste of silicone particles in water
Credit: Orlin Velev, NC State University Using the principles behind the formation of sandcastles from wet sand, North Carolina State...
How can you tell deep-sea octopuses apart? Check their warts
Credit: Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. It's usually pretty easy for dedicated scientists with years of...
Biology professor uses microphones to track pollinating bees in new study
Credit: Courtesy: Nicole Miller-Struttmann ST. LOUIS - Tracking pollinating bees is a huge business in the world of agriculture. It's...
Fungi awake bacteria from their slumber
Credit: UFZ When a soil dries out, this has a negative impact on the activity of soil bacteria. Using an...
Oyster shells inspire new method to make superstrong, flexible polymers
Credit: Sanat Kumar/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--June 7, 2017--Researchers at Columbia Engineering have demonstrated for the first time a new...
Climate change misconceptions common among teachers, study finds
Recent studies have shown that misconceptions about climate change and the scientific studies that have addressed climate change are pervasive...