Biology
Climate change: Rising rainfall, not temperatures, threaten giraffe survival
Giraffes in the East African savannahs are adapting surprisingly well to the rising temperatures caused by climate change. However, they...
New research centre will RNA medicine for better treatment of metabolic diseases
Most people are familiar with RNA in the form of the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19. But in a medical sense,...
Revolutionary sensor enables real-time spoilage alerts on food
Food waste and food-borne diseases are among the most critical problems urban populations face today. They contribute to greenhouse emissions...
Call for papers: JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (JBB) is a leading, international, peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish high-quality original research articles, reviews,...
Twenty species of sea lettuce found along the Baltic and Scandinavian coasts
The number of species of the green alga sea lettuce in the Baltic Sea region and Skagerak and is much...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers uncover new insights into why individuals are affected differently by COVID-19 infection
Abu Dhabi, UAE (June 12): A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi, led by Associate Professor of Biology Youssef...
Ling Li leads team to see through eyes made of stone
Ling Li, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded $1.05 million over three years to lead...
Unlocking early Earth chemistry: Salt-induced changes in polyester microdroplet structure
Billions of years ago, Earth was an extremely hostile planet with active volcanoes, a harsh atmosphere, and certainly no life!...
Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
NEW YORK, NY—A deficiency of taurine—a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods—is a driver of aging...
Octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to seasonal temperature shifts
Octopuses don’t thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to—and potentially threatened by—changes in temperature. Researchers report June 8 in...
When water temperatures change, the molecular motors of cephalopods do too
Cephalopods are a large family of marine animals that includes octopuses, cuttlefish and squid. They live in every ocean, from...
Bath Professor given international award recognizing lifetime research achievements
Professor Laurence Hurst, Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath, has been recognised for his...
DNAmFitAge: Biological age indicator incorporating physical fitness
“We expect DNAmFitAge will be a useful biomarker for quantifying fitness benefits at an epigenetic level and can be used...
New dinosaur species from Utah lived at a time of major transition
A new species of dinosaur from Utah sheds light on major North American ecological changes around 100 million years ago,...
Detection dog can sniff out highly-endangered great crested newts
A trained detection dog was highly accurate at finding great crested newts underground or at a distance, which might aid...
Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Curly hair does more than simply look good — it may explain how early humans stayed...
In sync? Malaria parasite and human time clocks do align
Transmitted through infected mosquitos, the malaria parasite, once in the human bloodstream, synchronously ruptures red blood cells and rapidly infects...
How neurons compete to lose their link
Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers at Kyushu University have uncovered the mechanisms of a fundamental yet critically under-looked phase in brain development: synaptic...
Scientists discover ‘lost world’ of early ancestors in billion-year-old rocks
The discovery of a “lost world” of ancient organisms that lived in Earth’s waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago...
Pre-basophils: A basophil origin story
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that pre-basophil and mast cell progenitors differentiate into pre-basophils before producing...
