Biology
New SDSU study examines role of sea urchins on California kelp
The new research provides valuable information to understand and protect California's quintessential kelp forests SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 14, 2019)...
Green tea cuts obesity, health risks in mice
Follow-up study in people underway COLUMBUS, Ohio - Green tea cut obesity and a number of inflammatory biomarkers linked with...
New food guide will save Canadians money but few are following it, study finds
Credit: UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH The good news is the new Canada's Food Guide will save a family of four $475...
Found: the missing ingredient to grow blood vessels
Discovery important for conditions ranging from diabetes to strokeCredit: Josh Barney | University of Virginia Health System Researchers at the...
Researchers: Pesticides influence ground-nesting bee development and longevity
Study explores little-understood effects of soil exposure on subterranean coloniesCredit: Jesse Wallace, College of LAS at the University of Illinois...
Hungry moose more tolerant of wolves’ presence
Credit: Mark Gocke Driven by the need for food, moose in western Wyoming are less likely to change their behavior...
Antibody-drug conjugate shows efficacy against cell surface protein in neuroblastoma
CHOP researchers: This first-in-class immunotherapeutic approach could spawn new treatment options for neuroblastoma and other high-mortality childhood cancersCredit: Children's Hospital...
Measuring the success of East African protected areas
Credit: Jason Riggio, UC Davis East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) contains 1,776 protected areas (including 186 "strict"...
Preclinical data shows combination immunotherapy could stop liver cancer growth
Even as overall cancer incidence and mortality decrease in the United States, the number of people diagnosed with liver cancer...
Stress hormones promote breast cancer metastasis
It has long been thought that stress contributes to cancer progression. Scientists from the University of Basel and the University...
The day the world burned
Geologic and paleontological evidence unearthed in southern Chile supports the theory that a major cosmic impact event occurred approximately 12,800...
Understanding and controlling the molecule that made the universe
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Trihydrogen, or H3+, is acknowledged by scientists as the molecule that made...
Largest carbon dioxide sink in renewable forests
Credit: Photo: Gabi Zachmann, KIT Forests are the filters of our Earth: They clean the air, remove dust particles, and...
How the heart sends an SOS signal to bone marrow cells after a heart attack
In the SOS response, the bone marrow releases reparative progenitor cells to try to heal the heart.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala....
Defects help nanomaterial soak up more pollutant in less time
Rice U. researchers find new way to remove PFOS from industrial wastewaterCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (March 13, 2019)...
Changes in rat size reveal habitat of ‘Hobbit’ hominin
A new glimpse into the shifting ecology of Homo floresiensisCredit: Image from the research paper A study of rat body...
Fingerprints, revisited
For more than a century, forensic scientists have linked criminals to crime scenes through the distinctive loops and whorls on...
School of Advanced Science will discuss the importance of atmospheric aerosols
Young researchers and graduates from any country have until March 24 to apply for the event, which will be held...
New cell subtypes classified in mouse brain
Credit: Wang et al. Cell Reports 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- It's been estimated that the human brain contains...
Review of noise impacts on marine mammals yields new policy recommendations
After a comprehensive review of current knowledge, a panel of scientists has published new recommendations regarding marine mammal noise exposureCredit:...
