Biology
Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands
Credit: Danielle Byerley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant...
Mitigation of greenhouse gases in dairy cattle through genetic selection
Study targets reducing methane production by 20 percent in 10 years according to research in the Journal of Dairy Science®Credit:...
Novel ‘on-off’ switch discovered in plant defenses
Protective mechanism paves the way to improved plant disease resistance and food stabilityCredit: Huffaker Lab, UC San Diego To ensure...
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout thrive at Paiute’s Summit Lake in far northern Nevada
University collaborates with tribe to protect the longest self-sustaining population of Lahontan Cutthroat TroutCredit: Photo Courtesy of University of Nevada,...
Calcium channel subunits play a major role in autistic disorders
Appropriate fine-tuning of calcium channel subunits is essential for ensuring a physiological balance between inhibitory and excitatory nerve cellsCredit: ill./©:...
The most important task for a PTSD service dog for veterans is disrupting anxiety
Credit: Purdue University Science has shown that service dogs can benefit some veterans with PTSD. But the exact role service...
Cellular cleanup! Atg40 folds the endoplasmic reticulum to facilitate its autophagy
Credit: Nature Communications, Tokyo Tech The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important part of eukaryotic cells (the type of cells...
UVA pioneers study of genetic diseases with quantum computing
Credit: Courtesy Bekiranov lab University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are harnessing the mind-bending potential of quantum computers to...
Climate change is impacting the spread of invasive animal species
The Asian shore crab as an example of invasive species successfully spreading to the North Sea and BalticCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Insitut...
Siblings can also differ from one another in bacteria
Credit: NIAID In human reproduction, the genes of the mother and father are combined and mixed in countless variations. Their...
More flowers and pollinator diversity could help protect bees from parasites
Credit: Peter Graystock Having more flowers and maintaining diverse bee communities could help reduce the spread of bee parasites, according...
Climate shift, forest loss and fires — Scientists explain how Amazon forest is trapped in a vicious circle
Credit: Xiyan Xu Amazonia experiences seasonal fires each year. More than 90% of the fires are distributed across the southern...
Weather-based decisions may reduce fungicide sprays on table beets
Credit: Sarah J. Pethybridge, Sandeep Sharma, Zachariah Hansen, Julie R. Kikkert, Daniel L. Olmstead, and Linda E. Hanson A plant...
International analysis narrows range of climate’s sensitivity to CO2
Four years of research confidently narrows range of 1.5°C-4.5°C down to 2.3°C-3.9°CCredit: NOAA (Unsplash) The most advanced and comprehensive analysis...
Discovery of novel autoantibody that is a major risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss
Credit: Kobe University A research group centered around Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor YAMADA Hideto and Associate Professor...
Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announce 2020 Laureates
America's largest unrestricted scientific prize goes to promising young researchersCredit: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, July 22, 2020...
Dragonflies reveal mercury pollution levels across US national parks
Local research project spurs first nationwide survey of the toxic metalCredit: Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program. HANOVER, N.H. -...
Plastics found in sea-bed sharks
Credit: Jake Davies Microplastics have been found in the guts of sharks that live near the seabed off the UK...
Keeping pinto beans away from the dark side
Credit: Juan Osorno Pinto beans are good for us. They are nutritious, packed with protein and fiber. They also contain...
Instantaneous color holography system for sensing fluorescence and white light
The group has realized single-shot color-multiplexed 3D fluorescence microscopy with holographyCredit: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan...
