Biology
Virtual avatar coaching with community context for adult-child dyads
Virtual reality avatar-based coaching shows promise to increase access to and extend the reach of nutrition education programs to children...
What can stream quality tell us about quality of life?
Credit: Virginia Tech As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go...
Species traded legally through Hong Kong with inadequate traceability
Leading to unnoticed over-exploitation of common speciesCredit: The University of Hong Kong Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, due...
Switzerland’s energy transition
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Can Switzerland, as planned, cut its CO2 emissions to zero by 2050? In a study,...
‘Falling insect’ season length impacts river ecosystems
Credit: Takuya Sato Insects that fall from the surrounding forest provide seasonal food for fish in streams. Researchers at Kobe...
BCAS3-C16orf70 complex is a new actor on the mammalian autophagic machinery
Credit: TMIMS Autophagy is an intracellular degradation process of cytosolic materials and damaged organelles. Researchers at Ubiquitin Project of TMIMS...
Chimpanzees without borders
A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation eventsCredit: © PanAf Researchers from the...
Scientists explore the action mechanism of a new antibiotic
Credit: Timur Sabirov/Skoltech Scientists from Skoltech and MSU have investigated antibiotic nybomycin that could prove effective against bacteria resistant to...
Animal aggression depends on rank within social hierarchies
Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS Humans and animals alike constantly size up one another. In the workplace, a new employee quickly learns...
Breaking the patrisharky: Scientists reexamine gender biases in shark, ray mating research
New study analyzes biological drivers of multiple paternity in sharks and rays, challenging decades of unbalanced researchCredit: Georgia Aquarium Shark...
Newly discovered millipede, Nannaria hokie, lives at Virginia Tech
Credit: Virginia Tech Hearing the words "new species discovered" may conjure images of deep caves, uncharted rainforests, or hidden oases...
CSU’s Kyle Horton leads NASA study on impact of artificial light on migratory birds
Credit: Kyle Horton A groundbreaking study published in 2017 found that artificial light from the Tribute in Light installation at...
Female gannets go the extra mile to feed chicks
Credit: Dr Bethany Clark Female gannets travel further than male gannets to find fish for their chicks in some years...
First wearable device can monitor jaundice-causing bilirubin and vitals in newborns
Credit: Yokohama National University Researchers in Japan have developed the first wearable devices to precisely monitor jaundice, a yellowing of...
NCI grant enables exploration of cancer-fighting compound isolated from Moroccan fungus
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 4, 2021) - A compound isolated from a fungus growing on...
Advance in ‘optical tweezers’ to boost biomedical research
Credit: Dr Fan Wang Much like the Jedis in Star Wars use 'the force' to control objects from a distance,...
Misinformation, polarization impeding environmental protection efforts
UBCO researchers part of global team working to curb misplaced conservationCredit: UBC Okanagan A group of researchers, spanning six universities...
Air pollution fell sharply during lockdown
Traffic significantly underestimated as cause of nitrogen oxide pollution in citiesCredit: University of Innsbruck The far-reaching mobility restrictions at the...
Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience
Credit: Jacqui Lau. Scientists say outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policymaking and action for climate...
MDI Biological Laboratory receives funding to address arsenic threat
Maine CDC grant will support improving access to safe drinking waterCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI...
