Biology
A new social role for echolocation in bats that hunt together
Credit: Irene Mendez Cruz Searching for food at night can be tricky. To find prey in the dark, bats use...
Human activity on rivers outpaces, compounds effects of climate change
Credit: Photo courtesy Jim Best CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The livelihoods of millions of people living along the world's biggest river...
The brain’s functional organization slows down following a relationship breakup
A study shows changes in brain dynamics at rest in a situation of stress caused by the development of depressive...
Wind beneath their wings: Albatrosses fine-tuned to wind conditions
Credit: University of Liverpool A new study of albatrosses has found that wind plays a bigger role in their decision...
Cell removal as the result of a mechanical instability
Credit: Kanazawa University The outer or inner boundaries of organs in the human body are lined with so-called epithelial sheets....
Memory impairment in mice reduced by soy derivate that can enter the brain intact
Ingestion of the protein fragment improved working and long-term memory in mice treated to simulate Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: William J. Potscavage...
MRI test for football players that could detect CTE, developed by Ben-Gurion U. researcher
Credit: Ben-Gurion University BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 19, 2020 - Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated head injuries...
New research shows tiny, decoy ‘sponges’ attract coronavirus away from lung cells
Nanotechnology tested at BU's NEIDL stops SARS-CoV-2 from infecting cells and replicatingCredit: Photo by Sierra Downs, courtesy of the Griffiths...
Uncovering the genetic basis of hermaphroditism in grapes, the trait that allowed domestication
Credit: Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis Plant experts at UC Davis have defined the genetic basis of sex determination in grapevines, one...
New Argentine fossils uncover history of celebrated conifer group
Credit: Gabriella Rossetto-Harris, Penn State Newly unearthed, surprisingly well-preserved conifer fossils from Patagonia, Argentina, show that an endangered and celebrated...
Measles origin finding could inform COVID-19 research
Virus genome sequencing study and comment published in ScienceCredit: University of Sydney An international group of researchers has tackled the...
High-tech CT reveals ancient evolutionary adaptation of extinct crocodylomorphs
They transitioned from land to water during the Mesozoic eraCredit: G. Fritsch/Leibniz-IZW. The tree of life is rich in examples...
Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the Amazon, study shows
Credit: Ben Hur Marimon Junior Innovation by ancient farmers to improve soil fertility continues to have an impact on the...
Bobwhites listen to each other when picking habitat
Credit: Photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Northern bobwhites are attracted to a habitat based on...
Viruses can steal our genetic code to create new human-virus genes
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Like a scene out of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," a virus infects a host...
RV Polarstern returns to the MOSAiC floe
New team continues fieldwork in the ArcticCredit: Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute / Lisa Grosfeld After a month's absence, on 17...
An excessive amount of propionic acid (PPA) in food preservatives may hinder brain development
The team led by Dr. Mun Ji-young of KBRI publishes its research results in an international academic journal.Credit: @ Korea...
Two coral research projects get funding from University of Guam Sea grant
Grants will work to restore blue corals and predict coral stress levelsCredit: University of Guam Two University of Guam professors...
Engineers develop new fuel cells with twice the operating voltage as hydrogen
Credit: Courtesy: Ramani Lab Electrification of the transportation sector -- one of the largest consumers of energy in the world...
AJR: Chest CT can distinguish negative from positive lab results for COVID-19
CT of patient cohort with negative initial nucleic acid test results less likely to indicate pulmonary consolidation (p Credit: American...
