Biology
Religious devotion as predictor of behavior
Robert Lynch, a postdoctoral fellow in anthropology, says the level of devotion one feels toward religious beliefs can predict how...
How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones.
Credit: Amanda Powers/UC Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by...
Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years
Credit: Joyce Gross Research based on more than 180 fossil insects preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits of Los...
South Sudan wildlife surviving civil war, but poaching and trafficking threats increase
Credit: (c)P.Elkan/WCS JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, May 24, 2017 -- The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current...
Neutrons provide the first nanoscale look at a living cell membrane
Loading video... Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 24, 2017 -- A research team from the Department...
Helping plants pump iron
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (May 24, 2017) Just like people, plants need iron to grow and stay healthy....
Precise insight into the depths of cells
Credit: Stelzer Research Group, Goethe University Frankfurt FRANKFURT. Is it possible to watch at the level of single cells how...
Grant to fund research of microplastics in Delaware Bay
Credit: Julie Steinberg/ University of Delaware Microplastics -- small pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long -- are an...
Grifols strengthens its Procleix portfolio
Blood banks in countries that accept the CE Mark* can now use this test to screen blood donations to detect...
Study shows need for increased protection of world’s national animal symbols
Credit: Tatum Nugent MIAMI -- The snowy-feathered head and distinctive brown body of the bald eagle is a proud national...
Disaster risk management: Science helps save lives
Natural and man-made disasters threaten millions of people every year and cause billions of property damage. How much do we...
University of Montana student earns NASA Earth and Space science fellowship
Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA - University of Montana doctoral candidate Eric Palm recently was selected for the prestigious NASA Earth...
LSTM and partners develop molecule that may lead to first synthetic one-dose antimalarial
Researchers at LSTM, working in partnership with the University of Liverpool and other colleagues, have developed a molecule which has...
L.A. lawns lose lots of water: 70 billion gallons a year
Credit: Elizaveta Litvak In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to...
Special delivery: Macromolecules via spider’s ‘bite’
Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Our cells are rich in proteins which are potential targets for therapy. But study...
To ensure constant food supply edible dormice rather give up their favorite food
Credit: Jessica Cornils/Vetmeduni Vienna The seeds of beech trees are an important source of energy for rodents like the edible...
$100M gift establishes Duchossois Family Institute to develop ‘new science of wellness’
A Chicago-area family with a deep commitment to supporting science and medicine is giving $100 million to establish The Duchossois...
Dartmouth-led study finds heavier precipitation in the northeast began in 1996
Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A Dartmouth-led...
Newly published spinach genome will make more than Popeye stronger
"I'm strong to the finich, 'cause I eats me spinach!" said Popeye the Sailor Man. While you may not gulp...
Largest psoriasis meta-analysis to date yields new genetic clues
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) The identification of 16 additional genetic markers will help researchers get closer to understanding...