Biology
New algorithm mimics electrosensing in fish
Credit: Figure courtesy of Lorenzo Baldassari and Andrea Scapin. While humans may struggle to navigate a murky, turbid underwater environment,...
Bees respond to wildfire aftermath by producing more female offspring
Credit: Jim Rivers, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have found that the blue...
Scientists discover the secret of Galápagos’ rich ecosystem
Credit: Alexander Forryan New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only...
Water and gender equality
Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural ZambiaCredit: James Winter Water...
Chemotherapy with light; only one injection required
Chemotherapy with only one injection, repeated phototherapy, and no side effects. Development of a cancer-targeted single component supramolecular peptide phototherapeutic...
How the brain paralyzes you while you sleep
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have discovered a group of neurons in the mouse brainstem that suppress...
Shedding light on the secret reproductive lives of honey bees
Credit: Photo by Alison McAfee. Honey bee health has been on the decline for two decades, with U.S. and Canadian...
Resilience to climate change?
New study finds octopuses adapting to higher ocean acid levelsCredit: Kirt L. Onthank With the impact of climate change increasing...
Scientists discover new ‘spectacular’ bat from West Africa
Credit: © Bat Conservation International A group of scientists led by the American Museum of Natural History and Bat Conservation...
New insights into the control of inflammation
The EGR1 transcription factor has distinct roles in early and late macrophage maturation stages, blunting macrophage activation and inflammation.Credit: The...
Adger, Burton and O’Brien win the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change
The award has gone in this thirteenth edition to Neil Adger, Ian Burton and Karen O'Brien for changing the paradigm...
Northern lakes at risk of losing ice cover permanently, impacting drinking water
Credit: York University Postdoctoral Fellow Alessandro Filazzola TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2021 - Close to 5,700 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere...
The cancer microbiome reveals which bacteria live in tumors
Researchers clean up data to identify the bugs betterCredit: Anders Dohlman, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke...
Pollinators not getting the ‘buzz’ they need in news coverage
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A dramatic decline in bees and other pollinating insects presents a...
DOD funding helps expand study of investigational drug to prevent ARDS in COVID
Credit: Cody Duty/UTHealth Researchers evaluating whether an investigational oral drug, vadadustat, can help prevent acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in...
Discovery of ‘adolescent’ skeletal stem cells might someday help prevent osteoporosis
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - A new study reported in STEM CELLS reveals a unique population of skeletal stem...
Max Planck Society, Rockefeller University Press enter “read-and-publish” agreement
Readers and authors at 86 Max Planck Society Institutes impactedCredit: Max Planck Society/Rockefeller University Press Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL)...
Research reveals how teeth functioned and evolved in giant mega-sharks
Credit: Hugo Salais, Metazoa Studio A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that the evolution of teeth in...
New study reveals how fences hinder migratory wildlife in the West
Researchers use animal tracking data to highlight fences that impede the movements of mule deer and pronghorn antelopeCredit: Image courtesy...
Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways
Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Entomologist Akito Kawahara's message is straightforward: We can't live without insects. They're in...
