Biology
TU Graz researchers discover new sediment archive for historical climate research
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz How has the climate changed in the course of the earth's history? Which climatic...
The effects of wildfires and spruce beetle outbreaks on forest temperatures
Credit: Dr. Carlson Results from a study published in the Journal of Biogeography indicate that wildfires may play a role...
Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology
Credit: Sena Huh/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University innovators are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors...
Repairing the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry decipher the molecular mechanism of Rubisco ActivaseCredit: Manajit Hayer-Hartl /MPI of Biochemistry...
Light pollution may increase biting behavior at night in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Credit: University of Notre Dame Artificial light abnormally increases mosquito biting behavior at night in a species that typically prefers...
Microbial diversity below seafloor is as rich as on Earth’s surface
Credit: Image courtesy of JAMSTEC. KINGSTON, R.I., -- October 20, 2020 -- For the first time, researchers have mapped the...
How some sea slugs keep their ability to carry out plant-like photosynthesis
Study provides strong evidence of mechanisms in sea slugs that allow them to host and protect chloroplasts ingested from their...
Understanding the Triassic mass-extinction event 200 million years ago — NSF grant
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientists don't yet know what caused the Triassic mass-extinction event -- one of the largest extinction events...
New evidence found of the ritual significance of a classic Maya sweat bath in Guatemala
Credit: San Bartolo-Xultun Regional Archaeological Project Sweat baths have a long history of use in Mesoamerica. Commonly used by midwives...
New approach to fighting cancer could reduce costs and side effects
Credit: Carina Biotech CAR-T biotherapeutics company Carina Biotech and researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a novel...
SwRI researchers evaluate impact of wastewater systems on Edwards Aquifer
Study supports City of San Antonio's aquifer protection effortsCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 20, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute...
Citizens themselves contribute to political mistrust
Credit: Poul Ib Henriksen/Aarhus University The study by the Department of Political Science at Aarhus BSS shows that the growing...
No stain? No sweat: Terahertz waves can image early-stage breast cancer without staining
Team of researchers at Osaka University make key breakthrough towards on-site cancer diagnosisCredit: Osaka University A team of researchers at...
Highly selective membranes
Researchers discover how water can affect its own filtrationCredit: © 2020 Kato and Harada et al. Membranes with microscopic pores...
Declines in shellfish species on rocky seashores match climate-driven changes
Two decades of data from a study of Maine's Swan's Island document a slow and steady dwindling of mussels, barnacles,...
Rethinking the link between cannabinoids and learning
Credit: Illustration by Rita Félix, PhD. Cannabinoids have a strong influence on how our brains work and how we behave....
Palau’s coral reefs: a jewel of the ocean
The latest report from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation finds Palau's reefs had the highest coral cover observed...
Relative restrictiveness of each state’s voting environment in 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 19, 2020--Texas has the most restrictive electoral environment in 2020,...
More than ‘just a fish’ story
MU study will help fisheries management of a popular game fish -- the smallmouth bass.Credit: University of Missouri For recreational...
Tiny beetles a bellwether of ecological disruption by climate change
Credit: Brett Melbourne As species across the world adjust where they live in response to climate change, they will come...
