Biology
Butterfly genomics: Monarchs migrate and fly differently, but meet up and mate
A genome-wide comparison of eastern and western monarchsCredit: Jaap de Roode Each year, millions of monarch butterflies migrate across eastern...
Exercise and PRP promising for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
A team of specialists in regenerative rehabilitation reported positive results from pilot study of the combination of a single injection...
Lead released in Notre Dame Cathedral fire detected in Parisian honey
Credit: PCIGR Elevated levels of lead have been found in samples of honey from hives downwind of the Notre Dame...
New insights into wound healing
Using 3D mapping, researchers uncover a process that has stymied mechanobiologyCredit: Courtesy image When we get a wound on our...
Decreased iron levels in seawater make mussels loosen their grip
Credit: Jonathan Wilker Mussels secrete sticky plaques that help them attach to wet surfaces, such as rocks on the beach....
Studying interactions between ground-nesting bees and soils
Credit: Jennifer Fedenko Many living creatures live in soil. Though their sizes range from microscopic soil microbes to larger animals...
Americans are consuming less sugar but more nonnutritive sweeteners
New Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics study shows US household purchases of foods & beverages containing caloric...
NSF supports project to demystify communication in plants
Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Tracking the role of messenger RNA, or mRNA, through plants is like...
For rufous hummingbirds, migration looks different depending on age and sex
Credit: Jim Livaudais CORVALLIS, Ore. - Plucky, beautiful and declining in numbers at about a 2% annual rate, the rufous...
Microbiologists clarify relationship between microbial diversity and soil carbon storage
UMass Amherst study finds more diverse soils did perform better, but drought stress is a limiting factorCredit: UMass Amherst/Luiz A....
Oldest South American fossil lizard discovered in Brazil
The animal was approximately 10 cm long and lived more than 130 million years ago in what is now the...
Deep sea microbes dormant for 100 million years are hungry and ready to multiply
Credit: Image: JAMSTEC KINGSTON, R.I., -- July 28, 2020 -- For decades, scientists have gathered ancient sediment samples from below...
Shrinking dwarves
As a result of climate change, soil animals are getting smaller, and their numbers are falling due to intensive land...
Iowa State University scientists examine reproductive effects of glyphosate in mice
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - Exposure to the chemical glyphosate changed the level of some ovarian...
Pesticides can protect crops from hydrophobic pollutants
Effectiveness demonstrated in the Cucurbitaceae familyCredit: Kobe University Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in...
Massive seagrass die-off leads to widespread erosion in a California estuary
Following an unprecedented estuary-wide collapse of the seagrasses in Morro Bay, scientists documented extensive erosion and geomorphological changes, which may...
Scientists unlock genetic secrets of wine growers’ worst enemy
Pest colonizes grape vines, forms root and leaf tumors, repels other predatorsCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR Following a decade-long effort, scientists have...
Seafood products made from cells should be labeled cell-based
Rutgers study examines potential names for package labels to meet FDA rulesCredit: William Hallman/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Companies seeking to commercialize...
Gene variations at birth reveal origins of inflammation and immune disease
Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas...
Scientists reveal an explosive secret hidden beneath seemingly trustworthy volcanoes
Credit: Gabriel Salazar, La Pinta Yacht Expedition. An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago...
