Biology
Farmers help grow water plan
Local knowledge helps manage scarce resourcesCredit: Dr Margaret Shanafield, Flinders University Overallocation of surface water for growing food crops is...
Cormorant predation may reduce perch catches, especially close to breeding areas
Credit: Picture: Luke/Lari Veneranta The joint study of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and University of Jyväskylä estimated the...
Why aren’t sea trout thriving anymore?
Populations of this once-common fish species are in decline. Pathogens may be part of the reason.Credit: Sindre Håvardstein Eldøy /...
DNA damage triggers reprogramming into stem cells
Discovery of a new adaptive strategy that plants use under harsh environmentsCredit: NIBB A joint research team from the National...
Filling the void in ammonia synthesis: The role of nitrogen vacancies in catalysts
Credit: 2020 American Chemical Society Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) explore how nitrogen vacancies in catalysts participate...
Regulation of cancer stemness by the best combination of nanotech and genetic engineering
Credit: JAIST The development of chemotherapeutic agents with selective anti-cancer activities is increasingly unattractive due to the emergence of resistance,...
Desert greenhouses offer growth opportunities
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho Emerging technologies can be harnessed to use the strengths of hot, humid coastal deserts...
Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm
Computer IDs differences in brains of patients with schizophrenia or autismCredit: Image by Shinsuke Koike, CC-BY Most of modern medicine...
FAU awarded $2.2 million to monitor harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee
FAU harbor branch scientist receives grant from Florida's Department of Environmental ProtectionCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute With...
Novel method can efficiently create several ‘building blocks’ of pharmaceutical drugs
Scientists demonstrate new method of producing a specific class of organic compounds, which promises to accelerate drug discovery research for...
Green electricity for Europe: Small scale solutions also affordable
Credit: Tim Tröndle, IASS/ETH Zurich The European Union aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and is relying largely on...
Native trees thrive in teak plantations and may protect the Panama Canal
Credit: Jorge Alemán, STRI Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often...
Versatile new material family could build realistic prosthetics, futuristic army platforms
Researchers have developed a new family of polymers that can self-heal, have shape memory and are recyclableCredit: Texas A&M University...
Traces of ancient life tell story of early diversity in marine ecosystems
Credit: Xiaoya Ma If you could dive down to the ocean floor nearly 540 million years ago just past the...
Decline in US bird biodiversity related to neonicotinoids, study shows
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Bird biodiversity is rapidly declining in the U.S. The overall...
People power and satellites help scientists study climate impacts on Antarctic seals
Credit: Credit: Ursala Rack A New Zealand-led international study of the crabeater seal population in Antarctica aims to understand environmental...
German-Argentinean doctoral program bears first fruits
Credit: Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral The programme is funded by the German-Argentinean University Centre (DAHZ-CUAA). Dr. Regina Mencia from...
How people and ecosystems fit together on the Great Barrier Reef
Credit: Graeme Cumming A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to...
200 000 years ago, humans preferred to kip cozy
Humans prepared beds to sleep on right at the dawn of our species -- over 200 000 years agoCredit: A....
Newly identified gut cells nurture lymph capillaries
Understanding the mechanisms that impair lymphatics growth and fat digestion in the small intestineCredit: IBS You have just enjoyed a...
