Biology
Discovering the next generation of catalysts
Energy The use of solar and wind energy must be doubled to meet the world's demand for clean energy over...
University of Utah biologists experimentally trigger adaptive radiation
Preening drives divergent camouflage in feather lice on both micro- and macro-evolutionary timescalesCredit: Adapted from Bush et. al. 2019. Evo...
Study: Climate change is leading to unpredictable ecosystem disruption for migratory birds
Ithaca, NY--Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from the eBird citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell...
Why the brain can be blamed for children unknowingly being left to die in a hot car
TAMPA, Fla. (March 5, 2019)- More than 50 children died in hot cars in 2018, making it the deadliest year...
Rethinking old-growth forests using lichens as an indicator of conservation value
Credit: Donna Crossland Ottawa, Mar. 5, 2019 - Two Canadian biologists are proposing a better way to assess the conservation...
UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration
Declaration will 'shine a light on the human and financial resources needed to implement restoration globally.'Credit: Julie Chenot The United...
Are mosaic embryos the ‘dark horse’ of IVF?
Study in nonhuman primates gives new hope to people seeking infertility treatment; abnormal embryos can result in successful in vitro...
A faster, more accurate way to monitor drought
Thermal stress measurements sound the alarm about drought conditions soonerCredit: Duke Univ. DURHAM, N.C. -- More than 2 billion people...
Forecasting mosquitoes’ global spread
An international team gauges the coming threat of mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: Moritz Kraemer for Nature Microbiology; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0376-y. Outbreaks of mosquito-borne...
Diabetes impairs multipotent stromal cell antibacterial activity
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 4, 2019-A new study reveals that the multipotent stromal cells...
Red tide rolling: Harmful algae found to flourish in both high-, low-CO2 environments
Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The algae responsible for Florida's toxic red tides may be more...
How megalodon’s teeth evolved into the ‘ultimate cutting tools’
Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, is known only...
Dying trees in cities? Blame it on the pavement
Credit: Adam Dale A North Carolina State University study examining urbanization, scale-insect abundance and latitudinal warming on tree health in...
Radiography of marine litter in Spanish waters
Credit: Santiago García Rivera Marine litter is a growing problem in the Mediterranean Sea, but few studies have focused on...
Biodiversity crisis: Technological advances in agriculture are not a sufficient response
Credit: HUTAN-KOCP Leipzig, Halle. Rapid population and economic growth are destroying biological diversity - especially in the tropics. This was...
Checking DNA base editor’s mistakes and tricks to reduce them
IBS-developed Digenome-seq technique reveals the accuracy of CRISPR-based editing tool that changes DNA letter A to GCredit: IBS Researchers at...
How new species arise in the sea
Study sheds new light on a fundamental question in evolutionary biologyCredit: Photo: Kosmas Hench/GEOMAR For a new species to evolve,...
Using sleep disorder to predict Parkinson’s disease
Large international study will help select and categorize patients for better clinical trialsCredit: The Neuro A large multi-centre study of...
Genetics Society of America joins the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) has joined the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics,...
Sacrificing the climate for reelections
Why incumbents seeking reelections benefit from negotiating In business as well as international politics, the best and ideal agreement is...
