Biology
Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes suspected of slowly ruining humanity’s treasures
DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci:...
Fish fossils become buried treasure
Fossilized fish could indicate rich deposits of valuable rare-earth metalsCredit: © 2020 Ohta et al. Rare metals crucial to green...
Antioxidant agent may prevent chronic kidney disease and Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from Osaka University develop a novel dietary silicon-based antioxidant agent with renoprotective and neuroprotective effectsCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan...
Researchers take a bloody good look at the medicinal leech genome
Study offers new insights into the powerful anticoagulants contained in the saliva of leeches most often used in medical practice.Credit:...
RNA structures by the thousands
Every cell contains thousands of different RNA molecules. In the past, it would have taken many research careers to decipher...
Women commuting during rush hour are exposed to higher levels of pollutants
George Mason University study finds higher exposure to air pollutants during rush hour for women commuters but no difference between...
Arctic Ocean acidification worse than previously expected
Credit: © National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA The Arctic Ocean will take up more CO2 over the 21st century...
Food Technology: Insect Flours
Researchers Improve Baking Properties of Insect FloursCredit: Photo: Markus Breig, KIT According to estimates of the United Nations Food and...
Weed’s wily ways explained in Illinois research
Credit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Like antibiotic-resistant bacteria, some herbicide-resistant weeds can't be killed by...
Healthy seas for the benefit of all
An international and interdisciplinary team led by the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg, Germany,...
Stocks of vulnerable carbon twice as high where permafrost subsidence is factored in
Credit: Victor Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society New research from a team at Northern Arizona University suggests that...
A Neandertal from Chagyrskaya Cave
Neandertals may have lived in very small groups, and genes expressed in the basal ganglia of their brains may have...
How Toxoplasma parasites glide so swiftly (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society If you're a cat owner, you might have heard of Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan that sometimes...
COVID-19: Impact on environmental justice
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 16, 2020--COVID-19 is like a heat-seeking missile that targets the...
Tracking Australia’s gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs
Credit: Dr Anthony Romilio North America had the T. rex, South America had the Giganotosaurus and Africa the Spinosaurus -...
Red squirrels making comeback as return of pine marten spells bad news for invasive grey squirrel
NUI Galway study finds Ireland's native species recovering and returning to natural habitatsCredit: Poshey Aherne The number of red squirrels...
Bouillon fortified with a new iron compound could help reduce iron deficiency
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Iron fortification of food is a cost-effective method of preventing iron deficiency. But finding...
Half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution, study shows
Credit: Professor Gavin Shaddick/University of Exeter Half of the world's population is exposed to increasing air pollution, new research has...
Fish evolution in action: Land fish forced to adapt after leap out of water
Credit: Terry Ord, UNSW Sydney A diverse diet and flexible behaviour may have empowered blenny fish to make a dramatic...
Crop residue decisions affect soil life
Credit: Rachel Schutte In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the...
