Biology
Forest fires drive expansion of savannas in the heart of the Amazon
Researchers analyzed the effects of wildfires on plant cover and soil quality in the last 40 years. The findings of...
Scientists find gene mutation linked to exfoliation syndrome,most common cause of glaucoma
The findings could pave the way for future research on the cause of exfoliation syndrome and potential curesCredit: Agency for...
The micro-environment of breast cancer in three dimensions
Penn State researchers develop a prototype platform to culture and study tumor growthCredit: Ozbolat Lab/Penn State Cancerous tumors thrive on...
Young people and adolescents know too little about pathogens such as COVID-19
Which are reciprocally transmitted from animals to humansCredit: Zucca P et al. The EU-funded BIO-CRIME project - with support from...
Chronic attack on the aging nervous system
Credit: Image: Janos Groh / Reprinted by permission from Springer Nature Aging is the biggest risk factor for perturbation of...
Harvard University licenses its nasal swab collection technology to Rhinostics
The combined technologies could reduce labor and time required for COVID-19 diagnostic testing 10-fold, and facilitate future diagnostic testing of...
New study traces back the progenitor genomes causing COVID-19 and geospatial spread
Many variant strains were shown to be present before the first known cases identified in ChinaCredit: Sudhir Kumar, Temple University...
Microplastics found in Europe’s largest ice cap
Credit: Eirikur Sigurdsson In a recent article in Sustainability, scientists from Reykjavik University (RU), the University of Gothenburg, and the...
Development of microsatellite markers for censusing of endangered rhinoceros
Credit: Bertha Letizia Today, the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 individuals surviving in Indonesia...
Microfossil found in Scottish Highlands could be ‘missing link’ in early animal evolution
Freshwater fossil displays multicellularity 400 million years earlier than previously establishedCredit: P.K. Strother Chestnut Hill, MA (5/3/2021) -- The billion-year-old...
Story tips: Stealthy air leak detection, carbon to chemicals and recycling goes large
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Buildings - The mirage effect A team of researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
Bornean rajah scops owl rediscovered after 125 years
First-ever photographs of what may be a distinct speciesCredit: Andy Boyce The Bornean subspecies of Rajah scops owl (Otus brookii...
Newly identified saber-toothed cat is one of largest in history
Giant cat roamed North America 5-9 million years agoCredit: Photo courtesy of John Orcutt COLUMBUS, Ohio - A giant saber-toothed...
UC San Diego Health is region’s first to use augmented reality in spine surgery
Augmented reality headsets give spine surgeons 'X-ray vision' during procedures for accurate and personalized implant placement, while keeping their eyes...
Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western US
A new study shows how the timing and location of smoke impacts shift in August and September.Credit: Kai Wilmot From...
International study: Humans accelerate the change of biodiversity
Humans have significantly altered biodiversity in all climate zones of the Earth. This has been shown by a study published...
‘Pokemonas’: Bacteria related to lung parasites discovered, named after Pokémon
Credit: Marcel Dominik Solbach A research team at the University of Cologne has discovered previously undescribed bacteria in amoebae that...
DNA building blocks regulate inflammation
Shortage of DNA building blocks in the cell releases mitochondrial DNACredit: Hans-Georg Sprenger Mitochondria are the energy suppliers of our...
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it stored in 2010s
Credit: Ted Feldpausch The Brazilian Amazon rainforest released more carbon than it stored over the last decade - with degradation...
Navigating the squircle
Hippocampal maps predict context-dependent behaviorCredit: MPI CBS Successful navigation requires the ability to separate memories in a context-dependent manner. For...
