Biology
Second patient to receive a first-of-its-kind surgery
At Michelle Johnson’s 20-week ultrasound, she received the distressing news that her developing baby was diagnosed with myelomeningocele, also known...
Birthweights below the 25th percentile linked to later developmental concerns
Being born below the 25th percentile for birthweight may put a child at risk for developmental difficulties, according to a...
Half of the world’s coral reefs may face unsuitable conditions by 2035
There’s more bad news for planet earth if climate change continues unabated. New research published on October 11th in the...
Tracking a network of 100,000 mutants
What fundamentally sets a human being apart from every other living creature comes down to differences in DNA sequences—a set...
Fantastic bioplastic
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Plastic’s cheapness, versatility and durability are undeniable, but in a burgeoning Ocean Internet of Things, plastic...
Birdsong reveals rare hybrid coupling 10 million years in the making
In June of 2020, Stephen Gosser, a self-described “diehard birder,” was out in the woods of Western Pennsylvania when he...
Fishing for sharks: Hot or not?
New research from marine scientists raises potential red flags for sharks that are caught and released by recreational anglers. The...
Sound reveals giant blue whales dance with the wind to find food
A study by MBARI researchers and their collaborators published today in Ecology Letters sheds new light on the movements of...
Triassic specimen found to be early relative of pterosaurs a century after its discovery
A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile first discovered over 100 years ago in the north east of...
New RNA-based tool can illuminate brain circuits, edit specific cells
DURHAM, NC – Duke University researchers have developed an RNA-based editing tool that targets individual cells, rather than genes. It...
Multiple health benefits of b-type procyanidin-rich foods like chocolate and apples consumed in right amounts
B-type procyanidins, made of catechin oligomers, are a class of polyphenols found abundantly in foods like cocoa, apples, grape seeds,...
Improvements for Man and Machine in Scientific Publishing
The need for information from research outputs to be more findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) has spurred researchers, database...
Putting the brakes on heroin relapse
Neuroscientists from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in Science Advances that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes...
Just a tiny amount of oil damages seabirds’ feathers, study reveals
Tiny amounts of crude oil on the water surface, less than one percent of the thickness of a hair, can...
Video footage provides first detailed observation of orcas hunting white sharks in South Africa
The first direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in South Africa has been captured by both a helicopter and...
Study: Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, tied to Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the University of Cincinnati bolsters a hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a decline in levels...
Ancient chemistry may explain why living things use ATP as the universal energy currency
A simple two-carbon compound may have been a crucial player in the evolution of metabolism before the advent of cells,...
Laughing gas in space could mean life
Scientists at UC Riverside are suggesting something is missing from the typical roster of chemicals that astrobiologists use to search...
Serendipity on the shore
For marine ecologist Kyle Emery, it was just another day on the job. Surveying the beach and kelp forest at...
Scientists ID pathway that triggers mice to scratch when they see others do the same
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a pathway in the brains of mice that...
