Biology
Half the earth relatively intact from global human influence
Study presents clear opportunities to conserve what remainsCredit: Jason Riggio/UC Davis Roughly half of Earth's ice-free land remains without significant...
Retinitis pigmentosa research probes role of the enzyme DHDDS in this genetic disease
Results show that retinitis pigmentosa 59 may not be a congenital disorder of glycosylation, as was long assumedCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM,...
Grant to support research into grape downy mildew
Credit: Kaitlin Gold, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - The climate in New York state is ideal for cultivating many grape...
The disease pyramid: Environment, pathogen, individual and microbiome
The body's own bacteria and viruses influence diseases in amphibiansCredit: Dirk Schmeller Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and...
Soil biology research can help create a more sustainable future
Credit: Ru. Hartnop, from the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas Soils are home to more than 25 percent of the earth's...
A novel mechanism that triggers a cellular immune response
Credit: National Cancer Institute Viruses and other disease-causing microbes influence the type of immune response their hosts will develop against...
CABI confirms presence of devastating date pest the red palm weevil on Socotra Island
CABI scientist Dr Arne Witt has led an international team of researchers who have confirmed for the first time the...
New discovery of giant bipedal crocodile footprints in the cretaceous of Korea
CU Denver researcher Marin Lockley was a member of the team that found the well-preserved footprintsCredit: Anthony Romilio A new...
Twisted microfiber’s network responses to water vapor
Credit: JAIST Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST): graduate student Kulisara Budpud, Assoc. Prof. Kosuke Okeyoshi,...
A flight to weightlessness from Zurich-Dübendorf
Credit: UZH The fourth parabolic flight organized by the UZH Space Hub takes off today from Dübendorf airfield. A reorganization...
RCSI researchers find potential new way to improve treatment for common bleeding disorder
Credit: RCSI Scientists have found a potential new way to promote blood clotting that could be used to help develop...
A new character for Pokémon? Novel endemic dogfish shark species discovered from Japan
Credit: Sarah Viana Newly discovered creatures can often be as impressive and exciting as the ones from the Japanese movies...
Transforming spleen to liver brings new hope for organ regeneration
Credit: Lei Dong and Chunming Wang Scientists from Nanjing University and University of Macau have transformed the spleen into a...
A compound unlike any other
Credit: WSU A compound discovered in the gills of wood-eating clams could be the solution to a group of parasites...
Lack of mitochondria causes severe disease in children
Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that excessive degradation of the power plants of our...
Crop pathogens ‘remarkably adaptable’
Credit: Clare Thatcher Pathogens that attack agricultural crops show remarkable adaptability to new climates and new plant hosts, new research...
Could we run out of sand? Scientists adjust how grains are measured
New models will help manage impacts of sea-level rise on vulnerable coastCredit: University of Sydney Humans see sand as an...
New study finds surface disturbance can limit mule deer migration
Credit: Joe Riis A new study shows that surface disturbance from energy development can hinder mule deer migrations when it...
New protocol on breast cancer and breastfeeding
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 10, 2020--Managing women with breast cancer who are breastfeeding is...
Physics principle explains order and disorder of swarms
Credit: Tobias Bäuerle Current experiments support the controversial hypothesis that a well-known concept in physics - a "critical point" -...
