Biology
Researchers develop a yeast-based platform to boost production of rare natural molecules
Vincent Martin's team publishes a novel approach to synthesizing essential medicines like morphine and naloxoneCredit: Concordia University Many modern medicines,...
Land use change leads to increased flooding in Indonesia
International team led by Göttingen University investigates effects on local water cycleCredit: Jennifer Merten, University of Göttingen While high greenhouse...
Microbes working together multiply biomass conversion possibilities
Credit: M. Studer (BFH) With the race for renewable energy sources in full swing, plants offer one of the most...
Genomes published for major agricultural weeds
Credit: Steve Bowe, BASF URBANA, Ill. - Representing some of the most troublesome agricultural weeds, waterhemp, smooth pigweed, and Palmer...
Evidence of hibernation-like state in Antarctic animal
Researchers discover Fossil evidence of 'hibernation-like' state in tusks of 250-million-year-old Antarctic animalCredit: Crystal Shin Among the many winter survival...
CSU’s Kyle Horton leads $1 million NSF project to study migratory birds and bats
Credit: Kyle Horton/Colorado State University A colony of more than one million Mexican free-tailed bats make their home under a...
How sticklebacks dominate perch
Analysis reveals waves of stickleback domination along the Baltic coastCredit: Mårten Erlandsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences A research project...
South African wildlife management/conservation models do not protect carnivores equally
UMass Amherst population ecologist contributed statistical expertise to wildlife studyCredit: Gonçalo Curveira-Santos AMHERST, Mass. - In results released this week,...
A spatial regime shift to stickleback dominance
Credit: Photo: Joakim Hansen/Azote Large numbers of three-spined stickleback have gradually taken over larger parts of the Baltic Sea's coastal...
Want to save shelter animals? Fight for social justice
Humane communities would endorse animal-friendly affordable housing, living wages, and recognize the importance of human-animal bondsCredit: Stanford University Press Overpolicing...
New Cretaceous Jehol fossil sheds light on evolution of ancestral mammalian middle ear
Credit: IVPP A joint research team led by Dr. MAO Fangyuan from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP)...
A Politecnico di Milano study reveals DNA “grammar”
Genome Biology published a research on the rules governing the shape of DNA in spaceCredit: Luca Nanni Milan, 27 August...
Genetic link between cattle temperament and autism
Credit: (c) University of Queensland A strong association between the genes influencing cattle temperament and autism in humans has been...
Lung injuries from vaping have characteristic patterns on CT
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Injuries to the lungs from vaping have suggestive patterns on...
Daylight study reveals how animals adapt between seasons
Credit: University of Edinburgh Scientists have discovered how a biological switch helps animals make the seasonal changes crucial for survival,...
Fossil evidence of ‘hibernation-like’ state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal
Credit: Crystal Shin Hibernation is a familiar feature on Earth today. Many animals -- especially those that live close to...
New era in brain monitoring technology
New technology could improve diagnosis of epilepsy and lead to personalized treatment options.Credit: Wyss Center GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Today, the...
First complete dinosaur skeleton ever found is ready for its closeup at last
Credit: John Sibbick The first complete dinosaur skeleton ever identified has finally been studied in detail and found its place...
Char application restores soil carbon and productivity
Credit: Photo courtesy of Michael Kaiser. Intensively tilled soils have lost up to 50% of their original C with the...
Transatlantic partnership to connect world researchers to solve cancer’s toughest problems
Cancer Research UK and the US National Cancer Institute , are uniting to define a new era in cancer research...
