Biology
Ecological economy to tackle a climate change-fueled economic model
The economist Joan Martínez Alier (ICTA-UAB) reflects on being awarded the Balzan Prize for Environmental ChallengesCredit: ICTA-UAB Economist Joan Martínez...
Princeton researchers discover how worms pass down knowledge through the generations
Coleen Murphy found the key to multi-generational pathogen avoidance: a small RNA called P11Credit: Illustration by Rachel Kaletsky, Rebecca Moore...
Ocean acidification puts deep-sea coral reefs at risk of collapse
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deep-sea coral reefs face challenges as changes to ocean chemistry triggered by climate change...
Discovery of microbes with mixed membranes sheds new light on early evolution of life
Credit: Marianne Baas Changing skins Cells are surrounded by a layer of membrane lipids that protect them from changes in...
Research shows potential of gene editing in barley
Credit: Pixabay An international team of plant scientists have shown the potential to rapidly improve the quality of barley grain...
0.5°C of additional warming has a huge effect on global aridity
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - In a new climate modeling study, researchers from...
Live imaging method brings structural information to mapping of brain function
Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute To understand the massive capabilities and complexities of the brain, neuroscientists segment it into regions...
Turbulence affects aerosols and cloud formation
Credit: Will Cantrell/Michigan Tech Chat with an atmospheric scientist for more than a few minutes, and it's likely they'll start...
A novel approach to childhood obesity prevention
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 16, 2020—A novel taxonomic approach to obesity prevention using existing...
Better communication helps translate molecular tools
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Xavier Pita A sustained dialogue must be established between molecular ecologists, policymakers and other stakeholders for...
Where trouble starts
UD's Shuo Wei gets $1.8 million in NIH support to study birth defects caused by genetic mutationsCredit: Photo courtesy of...
Can pumping up cold water from deep within the ocean halt coral bleaching?
New research shows that pulses of cooler deep water reduced heat stress responses in coralsCredit: Yvonne Sawall The risk of...
Scientists identify gene family key to unlocking vertebrate evolution
Credit: David Jandzik New University of Colorado Boulder-led research finds that the traits that make vertebrates distinct from invertebrates were...
Controlled dynamics of colloidal rods
Physicists from Bayreuth develop basic principles for mini-laboratories on chipsCredit: Image: Adrian Ernst. Colloidal particles have become increasingly important for...
Biologists developing global citizen network to monitor insect abundance
A University of Arkansas scientist is part of an international team working to establish a network to track dragonflies and...
Modern theory from ancient impacts
Meteorite study calls into doubt a popular theory about the early solar systemCredit: © Sano et al. Around 4 billion...
Liquid water at 170 degrees Celsius
X-ray laser reveals anomalous dynamics at ultra-fast heatingCredit: DESY, Britta Liebaug Using the X-ray laser European XFEL, a research team...
How cigarette butts can be recycled into bricks: a step-by-step plan
New plan outlines the practical steps needed to bring brickmaking and waste management industries together, to tackle the global problem...
Coconut rhinoceros beetle makes unexpected ‘host shift’ to Guam’s cycad trees
Invasive beetle could lead to local extinction of the region's only native gymnospermCredit: University of Guam Western Pacific Tropical Research...
New targets for melanoma treatment
Credit: (C) iStock A collaborative study led by Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute...
