Biology
Researchers reveal origins of complex hemoglobin by resurrecting ancient proteins
Credit: Photo by G. Hochberg. Most biological processes are carried out by complexes of multiple proteins that work together to...
Hunting threatens one of the world’s most amazing wildlife migrations
Credit: Summerdrought As the world looks to tighten up the illegal capture of wildlife, migratory birds are being threatened by...
Scientists find out which of the metazoans has the smallest known genome
Researchers at St Petersburg University have deciphered the Intoshia variabili gene, the smallest representative of the parasite from the Orthonectida...
Carl Linnaeus’s household laid the foundation for his scientific work
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Without a wife and a well-functioning household, Carl Linnaeus would have had difficulty becoming the prominent scientist...
Fire aerosols decrease global terrestrial ecosystem productivity through changing climate
Credit: Zhihua Liu Fire is the primary form of terrestrial ecosystem disturbance on a global scale, and a major source...
A new understanding of everyday cellular processes
Credit: University of Warwick We use cells to breathe, to moderate body temperature, to grow and many other every day...
Supercomputer model simulations reveal cause of Neanderthal extinction
Credit: IBS Climate scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics discover that, contrary to previously held beliefs, Neanderthal extinction...
BIDMC-developed vaccines protect against COVID-19 in non-human primates, study finds
Companion study suggests COVID-19 infection protects against re-exposureCredit: Photo Credit Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Mass. - With nearly...
New wearable sensor tracks vitamin C levels in sweat
Non-invasive tech could support dietary adherence, detect nutritional deficienciesCredit: University of California San Diego A team at the University of...
Physicist to study bacteria undergoing photosynthesis
Nathaniel Gabor's lab develops experiments to bridge vastly different scales of size, energy, and complexityCredit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. --...
Deciphering the fine neuroendocrine regulatory system during development
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba discover a regulatory neuroendocrine system that coordinates growth and maturation in a developmental stage-specific...
Divergence in flowering time contributes reproductive isolation between wild rice species
Credit: ©Science China Press Speciation is the process by which new species forms and is the driving force of biodiversity....
Nanobowls serve up chemotherapy drugs to cancer cells
Credit: Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00495 For decades, scientists have explored the use of liposomes -- hollow spheres made of...
Climate change will turn coastal Antarctica green, say scientists
Credit: Sarah Vincent Scientists have created the first ever large-scale map of microscopic algae as they bloomed across the surface...
COVID-19 related strokes, other neurological impact under study
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Traditional stroke treatments like clot-dissolving tPA and surgical removal of big clots in...
Fishing rod ‘selfie stick’ and scientific sleuthing turn up clues to extinct sea reptile
Skeleton high on a London museum wall -- mostly ignored for a century -- spurs a study finding that the...
Field courses boost student success, support STEM diversity efforts, study reveals
Hands-on field learning key to retention, success of underrepresented biology studentsCredit: Mickie Tang The challenge of diversifying STEM fields may...
MUSC researchers link gene mutation to autism behaviors
Credit: Sarah Pack/MUSC A collaboration between scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina and clinicians at the Greenwood Genetic...
Ecosystem diversity drives the origin of new shark and ray species
How oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of California and the Baja California Peninsula influenced formation of new species of sharks...
How does an increase in nitrogen application affect grasslands?
Credit: © H. Vincent Virtually all of the grasslands in Europe are managed by farmers and whilst traditional management involved...
