Biology
Light drives injection
By coupling a bacterial injection system with a light-controlled molecular switch, scientists are able to inject proteins into eukaryontic cellsCredit:...
Fish feces reveals which species eat crown-of-thorns
Great Barrier Reef research finds the destructive starfish is eaten more often than thoughtCredit: D.Westcott/CSIRO Crown-of-thorns starfish are on the...
Analysis of bird species reveals how wings adapted to their environment and behavior
Credit: Photo in the public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poecile_Montanus_Kittila_20120306.JPG Bird wings adapted for long-distance flight are linked to their environment and behaviour,...
Pensoft signs with Senckenberg Nature Research Society to publish three journals on ARPHA
Credit: Pensoft and Senckenberg Nature Research Society Recently, the scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft signed with one of the...
Mussel reefs heighten risk of microplastic exposure and consumption
Credit: University of Plymouth Commercially important seafood species are at greater risk of microplastic contamination depending how they clump together...
Clear reduction in urban CO2 emissions as a result of COVID-19 lockdown
Credit: ICOS Ecosystem Thematic Centre (ETC) The Covid-19 related restrictions have forced many of us to stay at home. This...
Persistent inequitable exposure to air pollution in Salt Lake County schools
Minority students experience higher concentrations of PM 2.5 levels in clean, moderate and poor air quality scenariosCredit: Mullen et. al....
Gauging water loss from northern peatlands, a likely accelerant of climate change
Credit: Manuel Helbig WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- More carbon is stored in the forests, peatlands, and lakes of the high...
Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge
Vegetation changes can outweigh climate change in rangeland water budgetsCredit: Adam Schreiner-McGraw/UC Riverside Grasslands across the globe, which support the...
Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species
Credit: CalCOFI Marine life off the West Coast, from Mexico up through Canada, inhabit the California Current. The cool, nutrient-rich...
Food webs determine the fate of mercury pollution in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Floods can shift animal populations, altering mercury passed to fish and other wildlifeCredit: Credit: US Geological Survey/Freshwaters Illustrated-Dave Herasimtschuk (Millbrook,...
Global cooling event 4,200 years ago spurred rice’s evolution, spread across asia
Scientists use genomics, archeology, and climate data to reconstruct history of riceCredit: Rafal Gutaker, New York University A major global...
New technology will show how RNA regulates gene activity
Credit: Alessandro Bonetti et al./Nature Communications The discovery of a huge number of long non-protein coding RNAs, aka lncRNAs, in...
Exploring climate change impacts through popular proverbs
Credit: David GarcÃa del Amo The proverbs related to environmental issues traditionally used by the local population in rural areas...
Bizarre new species discovered… on Twitter
Credit: Derek Hennen While many of us use social media to be tickled silly by cat videos or wowed by...
Enhancement of bitter taste sensor reduces salt intake and improves cardiovascular dysfunction
Credit: ©Science China Press High salt intake is a well-known risk factor of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Reducing salt intake...
McMaster chemists develop foolproof new test to track the fats we eat
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a reliable and accurate blood test...
Metagenomics reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clams Tridacna maxima
Credit: Dr. Lauric Thiault New research conducted at CRIOBE and ENTROPIE research units, with the collaboration of the Swire institute...
How cells decide the way they want to recycle their content
Credit: Department of Pathological Cell Biology, Medical Research Institute,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel...
Tiny particle, big payoff
Innovative virus research may save wheat and other cropsCredit: Ayala Rao/UCR UC Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle...
