Biology
Google searches reveal popular bird species
Knowledge may help fine-tune conservation messagesCredit: Photo by Marie Lehmann. Ithaca, NY--Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science...
Dr. Kelly Dorgan receives prestigious CAREER Grant from National Science Foundation
Credit: The Sea Lab at Dauphin Island Dr. Kelly Dorgan of The Sea Lab at Dauphin Island and the University...
Plastic’s carbon footprint
Researchers conduct first global assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from plastics From campaigns against microplastics to news...
New evidence suggests volcanoes caused biggest mass extinction ever
Mercury found in ancient rock around the world supports theory that eruptions caused 'Great Dying' 252 million years ago.Credit: Margaret...
Study: Phenols in purple corn fight diabetes, obesity, inflammation in mouse cells
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed new hybrids of...
Entomologists uncover Florida fire ant matriarchy
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA Athens, Ga. - In most colonies, ants work in service of a single reproductive queen, but...
Scientists use eBird data to propose optimal bird conservation plan
The goal is to conserve habitat and protect migratory birdsCredit: Cameron Rognan/Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ottawa, ON, and Ithaca, NY--...
US and Japanese researchers identify how liver cells protect against viral attacks
Results have implications for cellular responses to hepatitis, dengue and ZikaCredit: Daisuke Yamane, D.V.M., Ph.D., Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical...
Low-intensity ultrasound can change decision-making process in the brain, research shows
The study shows how low-intensity ultrasonic waves can be used to generate or suppress electrical signals in the brain, modulating...
Sharks more vulnerable than originally thought, new research shows
Total number of sharks and rays caught annually by small-scale fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean is estimated to...
Necrophagy: A means of survival in the Dead Sea
UNIGE researchers have found that bacteria can survive in the sediments of the Dead Sea at a depth of over...
Cell biology: The complexity of division by two
New cells are formed during cell division by a precisely regulated partitioning of cellular content into the two daughter cells....
Innovative Medicines Initiative launches Translational Safety Biomarker Pipeline Project
The University of Zurich coordinates a worldwide research project that focuses on the development of new biomarkers. The biomarkers are...
Hold the mustard: What makes spiders fussy eaters
It might be one of nature's most agile and calculating hunters, but the wolf spider won't harm an insect that...
Rare but important gene target found in many tumor types, suggesting new therapy possible
Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON -- A consortium of researchers led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators have completed the...
Do songbirds pay a price for winter wandering?
In years when winter conditions are especially harsh, birds that depend on conifer seeds for food are sometimes forced to...
Shark bite research reveals politicians’ fishy behaviour
New book examines policymaking 'flaws' following emotional events More than a decade's worth of research has revealed how politicians manipulate...
Genetic variant linked to cucumber fruit length
The discovery of a fruit length modulator has implications for cucumber breedingCredit: Yiqun Weng The cucumber is among the top...
Tiny light-up barcodes identify molecules by their twinkling
Tags made of flashing DNA let researchers tease apart dozens of molecules at onceCredit: Shalin Shah, Duke University DURHAM, N.C....
We now know how insects and bacteria control ice
Proteins help organisms form or inhibit ice crystals Contrary to what you may have been taught, water doesn't always freeze...
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