Biology
Photo catalysts show promise in creating self-cleaning surfaces and disinfecting agents
A joint paper by Kazan Federal University, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, and Russian Oil and Gas University was published in...
Common species mirror rare animals’ response to global change
The populations of common animals are just as likely to rise or fall in number in a time of accelerating...
Climate change could increase rice yields
Credit: Rachel Schutte Rice is the most consumed staple food in the world. It is especially common in Asia, where...
Inari secures total of $145 million to advance corn, wheat, soybean seed research
Funding will help Inari enhance its 'toolbox' of seed technologies to reduce the world's agricultural footprint and increase crop and...
Differing diets of bonobo groups may offer insights into how culture is created
New study focuses on neighboring bands of one of our closest relativesCredit: the Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project/Liran Samuni Human societies...
Scientists shed new light on pollen tube growth in plants
New findings reveal the unexpected role of an enzyme called KATANIN in guiding the growth of pollen tubes in flowering...
Scientists discover earliest fossil evidence of an insect lichen mimic
The discovery that a Jurassic moth lacewing mimicked a co-occurring fossil lichen to promote survival predates modern lichen-insect associations by...
Awareness raising alone is not enough
Nature conservation policy too rarely succeeds in changing people's behaviourCredit: André Künzelmann/UFZ It is a well-known problem: too rarely do...
NYUAD study finds gene targets to combat microorganisms binding to underwater surfaces
This study paves the way for the creation of new environmentally-friendly antifouling methodsCredit: NYUAD Abu Dhabi, UAE, September 1, 2020:...
How to weigh a dinosaur
Researchers from the University of New England and Royal Ontario Museum shed new light on long-debated topic of dinosaur weightCredit:...
Red fox displaces Arctic fox thanks to littering
Trash draws scavengers to places they might not otherwise goCredit: NINA, game camera Animal species that are at home in...
Monitoring and reporting framework to protect World Heritage Sites from invasive species
A team of international scientists have devised a new monitoring and reporting framework to help protect World Heritage Sites from...
New Research Provides Solution for the ‘Dust Bowl Paradox’
Credit: Alan Knapp Almost 100 years ago, there was a strange, slow-motion takeover of the Great Plains. During the Dust...
Hindawi Limited announces open access partnership with SAGE Publishing
Three of SAGE Publishing's open access journals will publish with Hindawi under a new collaborative publishing agreementCredit: © Hindawi Limited...
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine names Dr. Beverly Hon winner of Ernest Bors Award
Beverly Hon, MD, is this year's winner of the Ernest Bors, MD Award for Scientific Development, the Journal's annual award...
Secret weapon to stop invasive honeysuckle: Satellites
Bane of gardeners and foresters alike, Amur honeysuckle can be identified from spaceCredit: Denis Conover One common invasive species is...
Consortium of Brazilian researchers completes sequencing of native stingless bee’s genome
Frieseomelitta varia is a docile species of economic interest as a pollinator; Its workers are sterile, and some of its...
NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite shows two views of California’s smoky skies
Credit: NOAA/NASA NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite captured two images that tell the story about the smoke coming off the fires...
Following African elephant trails to approach conservation differently
Credit: Carolyn A. Jost Robinson WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Elephant trails may lead the way to better conservation approaches. "Think...
Saving marine life: Novel method quantifies the effects of plastic on marine wildlife
Credit: Marko Justup, Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology together with their international collaborators developed a...
