Biology
Health disparities prove to be multidimensional
Hollings Cancer Center researcher finds that it is important to have effective strategies for chronic disease prevention and management for...
You are what you eat is as important for fish as it is for people
Credit: Brian Hunt/ UBC There is truth in the saying "you are what you eat"; even more so if you...
USask-led partnership awarded $2.5 million to advance global climate education
Credit: David Stobbe for USask Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership...
New books present the PhyloCode, an evolution-based system for naming organisms
Credit: CRC Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Move over, Linnaeus: There's a new way of naming organisms. Scientists have formalized an...
Threats to global food security from emerging fungal crop pathogens
Credit: University of Exeter Amongst the world's most challenging problems is the need to feed an ever-growing global population sustainably....
Many factors may contribute to steep, decades-long muskrat population drop
Credit: Penn State Muskrat populations declined sharply across North America over the last 50 years or so, and wildlife scientists...
New light for plants
Scientists: Use of glass-ceramics in greenhouse lamps will facilitate plants' growthCredit: Anastasiia Babkina Many may have seen bright pink light...
Green cities roadmap touts COVID-19 recovery stimulus
Australian roadmap says greening cities can help kickstart economyCredit: IMAGE: Junglefy A Roadmap to fast-track flourishing green roofs, walls and...
First systematic report on the tug-of-war between DNA damage and repair
Genomic analysis of mutations show the complex interplay between DNA damage and faulty repair systems -Credit: IBS A collaborative project...
Recycling old genes to get new traits — How social behavior evolves in bees
Credit: Callum Kingwell A team working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found evidence to support a long-debated mode...
Protected areas worldwide at risk of invasive species
Credit: Professor Tim Blackburn, UCL Protected areas across the globe are effectively keeping invasive animals at bay, but the large...
Newly identified gene reduces pollen number of plants
Credit: Misako Yamazaki Already in the 19th century Charles Darwin recognized that the number of male gametes - pollen for...
Researchers develop 3D-printable material that mimics biological tissues
Credit: N/A Biological tissues have evolved over millennia to be perfectly optimized for their specific functions. Take cartilage as an...
Artificial brains may need sleep too
States that resemble sleep-like cycles quell the instability that comes with uninterrupted self-learning in artificial analogs of brainsCredit: Los Alamos...
Engaging in family meals starts with healthy family communication
Patients in weight management or weight loss programs were more likely to eat family meals together when they had good...
Climate change has degraded productivity of shelf sea food webs
Credit: Claire Widdicombe A shortage of summer nutrients as a result of our changing climate has contributed to a 50%...
Great white shark diet surprises scientists
Understanding how sharks feed is vital for managing human interactionsCredit: Richard Grainger/University of Sydney The first-ever detailed study of the...
DNA increases our understanding of contact between Stone Age cultures
Credit: Göran Burenhult What kind of interactions did the various Stone Age cultures have with one another? In a new...
Volcanic glass spray shows promise in controlling mosquitoes
Credit: Photo courtesy of Michael Roe, NC State University. An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic...
From Africa to the World: Connecting African innovators and ideas to industry
Credit: @AAS 2020 There is a disconnect between industry, angel donors, venture capitalists and research in Africa. This has resulted...
