Biology
Zebrafish navigate to find their comfortable temperature
All animals need to regulate their body temperature and cannot survive for long if it gets too high or too...
A KAIST research team develops a novel “bone bandage” material for cracked bones
Bone regeneration is a complex process, and existing methods to aid regeneration including transplants and growth factor transmissions face limitations...
Researchers from Pusan National University employ artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of magnesium alloy anisotropy
Magnesium (Mg) alloys have been popularly used for designing aerospace and automotive parts owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio. Their...
Plant receptors that control immunity and development share a common origin
Plants are continuously evolving new immune receptors to ever-changing pathogens. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS)...
Relocated songbirds can successfully learn the diversity of song they need to survive
Nestling songbirds relocated as part of conservation programmes successfully learn the song repertoires they need to communicate – and ultimately...
Climate change threatens older elephants most, jeopardizing African elephants’ future
January 31, 2024Credit: Clinton Mwebaze/WCS January 31, 2024 Climate Change Threatens Older Elephants Most, Jeopardizing African Elephants’ Future New...
BCAS1 defines a heterogeneous cell population in diffuse glioma patients
“ this is the first study describing a BCAS1+ cell population in a large cohort of diffuse glioma patients.”Credit: 2024...
Introducing the Frankfurt Alliance: A strong regional network
FRANKFURT. The Frankfurt/Rhine-Main science region is characterized by a high density of research institutions that are already interconnected in many...
Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago
The three published studies describe the Homo sapiens fossils from Ilsenhöhle at Ranis and their associated context (Mylopotamitaki et al.),...
Treatment of aggressive breast cancer: discovery of a new protein involved in the development of metastases
A protein found abundantly in breast cancers that are refractory to conventional treatments is thought to cause the development of...
Scientists pinpoint growth of brain’s cerebellum as key to evolution of bird flight
**EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:01 P.M. ET TUESDAY, JAN 30**Credit: Amy Balanoff **EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:01 P.M. ET TUESDAY, JAN 30** Evolutionary biologists...
The emergence of successive SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern during 2020-22 created a need to understand the drivers of such growth
The emergence of successive SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern during 2020-22 created a need to understand the drivers of such growth;...
Houston Methodist, Rice launch Center for Neural Systems Restoration
Rice University and Houston Methodist have announced the launch of a joint interdisciplinary center for neurolscience research and treatment innovation....
Asparagus and orchids are more similar than you think
What does an asparagus have in common with a vanilla orchid? Not much, if you are just looking at the...
Citizen scientists contribute to motor learning research
A new research study examined the results from data generated by citizen scientists using a simple web-based motor test. The big...
How a mouse’s brain bends time
Life has a challenging tempo. Sometimes, it moves faster or slower than we’d like. Nevertheless, we adapt. We pick up...
Zebrafish usp3 loss promotes hypoxic tolerance
Oxygen is an essential element for animal survival. Ocean warming, circadian rhythm, eutrophication, high-density aquaculture, power failures and long-distance live...
NUS scientists develop novel method to estimate biodiversity loss in Singapore over the past two centuries
Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) employed novel statistical methods to reveal the extent of biodiversity loss in...
First-ever sighting of a live newborn great white
Great whites, the largest predatory sharks in the world with the most fatal attacks on humans, are tough to imagine...
Variant in the synaptonemal complex protein SYCE2 associates with pregnancy loss through effects on recombination
A sequence variant that increases risk of pregnancy lossScientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen and their collaborators from...
