Biology
Fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counseling
Overweight and obese men who are fathers were more likely than men without children to be referred for nutrition or...
‘Fang’tastic: researchers report amphibians with snake-like dental glands
Utah State University and Butantan Institute scientists publish evolutionary findings in 'iScience.'Credit: Butantan Institute, Brazil LOGAN, UTAH, USA - Utah...
Getting a grasp on India’s malaria burden
A method that involves infecting liver cells with mosquito-bred parasites could improve the study of malaria in IndiaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto...
More ecosystem engineers create stability, preventing extinctions
Credit: Justin Yeakel When we think of engineering in nature, we tend to think of beavers -- the tree-felling, dam-building...
Does DNA in the water tell us how many fish are there?
Credit: Reiji Masuda River water, lake water, and seawater contain DNA belonging to organisms such as animals and plants. Ecologists...
Global threats: How lessons from COVID-19 can prevent environmental meltdown
Credit: Open Source Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until...
How the body fights off urinary tract infections
Credit: Gregor Weiss / ETH Zurich Anyone who has ever had cystitis knows that urinary tract infections of this kind...
Arctic plants may not provide predicted carbon sequestration potential
Credit: University of Stirling The environmental benefits of taller, shrubbier tundra plants in the Arctic may be overstated, according to...
How a mutation on the novel coronavirus has come to dominate the globe
A small variation has made the novel coronavirus fitter--but not more deadlyCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--Flashback to...
Moss protein corrects genetic defects of other plants
Study by the University of Bonn could contribute to the development of more efficient cropsCredit: © Bastian Oldenkott/Uni Bonn Almost...
How that preprint about a ‘more contagious strain’ of coronavirus changed in peer review
Credit: Korber et al. / Cell On May 5, 2020, news broke about a reportedly more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2--the...
In the Arctic, spring snowmelt triggers fresh CO2 production
The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world and snowmelt is speeding it up with rapid soil...
The protein that stands between us and autoimmunity
Researchers from Osaka University identify the proteins Tet2 and Tet3 as key regulators of B cell activity and autoimmunityCredit: Osaka...
CNIO team develop a technology to improve effectiveness of stem cells in regenerative medicine
By introducing a molecule, microRNA 203, this new protocol enhances in vitro and in vivo the potential of stem cells...
American Cancer Society awards Research Scholar Grant to Brooke Emerling
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is pleased to announce that the American...
Putting zinc on bread wheat leaves
Credit: Photo courtesy of Reza Keshavarz An estimated 17.3% of people worldwide are at risk of inadequate zinc intake; zinc...
Treatments tested for invasive pest on allium crops
Credit: Riley Harding ITHACA, N.Y. - Native to Europe but discovered in Pennsylvania in 2015, the Allium leafminer is a...
UM Bio Station researchers unlock mystery of subterranean stoneflies
Credit: UM photo FLATHEAD LAKE - In a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology, researchers from the University...
Alarming long-term effects of insecticides weaken ant colonies
Credit: © Daniel Schlaeppi "Ants are one of the most important animal groups on our planet. However, they are also...
How to bring conservation messaging into wildlife-based tourism
Credit: Joan de la Malla The study states that failing to encourage tourists to do more on behalf of wildlife...
