Biology
Fossil pollen record suggests vulnerability to mass extinction ahead
Credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the...
RNA quality control system goes awry in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Researchers at Osaka University identify vicious cycle involving RNA exosome that accelerates disease progression in FTLD/ALSCredit: Yuya Kawabe, Kohji Mori...
Birds of a feather flock together, but timing depends on typhoons
Credit: Kiyoaki Ozaki, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology Six black-naped terns -- a coastal seabird found in the Pacific and Indian...
Investigation of core-shell nanocatalyst AU@CDs for ammonia synthesis
Credit: Author In a paper published in NANO, a team of researchers from Xinjiang University, China have prepared Au@CDs photocatalyst...
New species of Cretaceous brittle star named in honour of Nightwish vocalist
New fossil species belongs to a group of extant starfish-like creatures living in the deep sea todayCredit: Dr Ben Thuy...
Pigs grow new liver in lymph nodes, study shows
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24, 2020 - Hepatocytes -- the chief functional cells of the liver -- are natural regenerators,...
Genomic analysis reveals many animal species may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: Matt Verdolivo/UC Davis Humans are not the only species facing a potential threat from SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that...
NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite highlights California wildfires at night
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA/William Straka U of W-Madison/CIMSS/SSEC Striking images of the California wildfires are seen in these nighttime satellite images...
Nutrients make coral bleaching worse
Credit: Jess Bouwmeester A new study shows nutrients can aggravate the already negative effects of climate change on corals to...
Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts
Credit: Jeremy Cohen MADISON, Wis. -- When it comes to climate change, University of Wisconsin¬-Madison forest and wildlife ecology Professor...
Discovering the mechanism of brain vascular pathfinding during development
Credit: CEBSIT The blood vasculature in the brain is a highly ramified, complex but well-organized vessel network. During development, the...
A new molecular guardian of intestinal stem cells
Credit: Department of Biodefense Research,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Intestinal stem cells keep a fine balance between two potential forms: remaining...
What kind of animal transports the seeds of the world’s smallest fruit-bearing plants?
Novel seed dispersal system of a mushroom-like non-photosynthetic plantCredit: Kenji Suetsugu Balanophora have some of the smallest fruits among angiosperms,...
Unbalanced microtubule networks launch establishment of neuronal polarity
Credit: IGDB Prof. MENG Wenxiang's group from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
A new method for in vivo plant cell imaging with SNAP-tag proteins
Credit: Issey Takahashi A team of scientists at the Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) have developed a method...
Large tin monosulfide crystal opens pathway for next generation solar cells
Credit: Tohoku University Tin monosulfide (SnS) is a promising material used for next generation solar cells because of its nontoxic...
In times of ecological uncertainty, brood parasites hedge their bets
Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Some birds lay their eggs in the nests of...
Study to ID brain neurons that control metabolism
Results could lead to new medications, diets that improve healthCredit: Cristal Hill and Christopher Morrison BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A...
Downstream effects: Sturgeon lifespan, fertility vary strikingly with river conditions
Specimens on lower Missouri living 3x shorter, producing 10x fewer eggs than upriver counterpartsCredit: Photo: Sam Stukel, U.S. Fish and...
First large-scale study of preschooler tooth decay in Yuma, Ariz., and island of Hawai’i
With funding through the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative, Northern Arizona University researchers are partnering with the University of Hawai'i...
