Biology
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...
A small plesiosaur lived in Spain 125 million years ago
Credit: José Antonio Peñas / SINC Plesiosaurs, erroneously viewed as dinosaurs, inhabited all the seas between 200 million and 65...
Discovery of the genetic ‘conductor’ of brain stem cells
A new study by SISSA identifies the gene which regulates the production ratio of neurons and support cells during cerebral...
Turning algae into fuel
University of Utah engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrudeCredit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering Biofuel...
India’s stubble burning air pollution causes USD 30 billion economic losses, health risks
Three-fold risk increase of respiratory diseases from crop residue burning; Economic loss estimated to be nearly USD 30 billion annually...
Alien species are primary cause of recent global extinctions
Alien species are the main driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, according to a new study by...
Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle
Unusual property of the ultrastrong material could be harnessed for twisting or pulling motions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Spider silk, already...
How the humble marigold outsmarts a devastating tomato pest
Scientists have revealed for the first time the natural weapon used by marigolds to protect tomato plants against destructive whiteflies...
Tree rings tell climate stories that technology can’t
Study suggests rings offer long term picture other technologies can'tCredit: Neil Pederson Satellite imagery, carbon dioxide measurements, and computer models...
Paleontology: Diversification after mass extinction
A team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich paleontologist Adriana López-Arbarello has identified three hitherto unknown fossil fish species in...
Two genes explain variation in color and behavior in the wall lizard
Credit: Guillem Pérez i de Lanuza How are reptiles capable of generating such a diversity of bright colors? And how...
Cells use sugars to communicate at the molecular level
The human body is made up of 30 to 40 million cells, a large and complex network of blood cells,...
More humans always mean fewer African carnivores, right? Nope
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - African carnivores face numerous threats from humans. So, it's a fair assumption...
Embryos’ signaling proteins go with the flow
Rice University scientists say context rules dynamic mechanisms that turn cells intoCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 1, 2019)...
Bacteria in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans
Credit: Christian Martin In the past few decades, a lethal disease has decimated populations of frogs and other amphibians worldwide,...
Endangered eel located using DNA from one liter of water
Credit: Kobe University Researchers have shed light on the distribution of Japanese eel by analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from small...
A clearer view of past climate from tree rings
To see where the Earth's climate is headed, we have to see where it's been -- and a new San...
China-led research collaboration develops new way to test gene-editing safety
Chinese and international scientists have developed a new technique to evaluate the safety of genome-editing tools - a method that...
Considerably reduced toxicant levels in heated tobacco prototype compared to cigarettes
Imperial Brands presents debut research on heated tobacco prototype at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco Bristol, February...
Gene transcription machinery constrains DNA movements, study suggests
Credit: Nagashima et al., 2019 Researchers in Japan have discovered that the DNA inside human cells moves around less when...
