Biology
Growing noise in the ocean can cause dolphins to change their calls
SOLOMONS, MD (October 24, 2018)--Noise levels in the world's oceans are on the rise, but little is known about its...
New Caledonian crows can create compound tools
Credit: Alice Auersperg The new study, published today in Scientific Reports, shows that these birds can create long-reaching tools out...
Wood sponge soaks up oil from water (video)
Sponges made from wood can selectively absorb oil, and then be squeezed out for reuse. Watch this Headline Science video...
BASF licenses CRISPR-Cpf1 from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Credit: BASF RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, October 24, 2018 - BASF has attained a global, non-exclusive licensing agreement with the...
Giant flying squirrel fossil from a Barcelona landfill clarifies the squirrel family tree
Credit: Oscar Sanisidro LAWRENCE -- In 2002, a team of scientists unearthed mysterious fossil remains in a landfill in Catalonia,...
Air pollution leads to millions of ER visits for asthma attacks worldwide
Credit: Susan C. Anenberg/GW Milken Institute School of Public Health WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 24, 2018)-- Nine to 33 million visits...
Breeding beans that resist weevils
Credit: Martin Cooper Beans are awesome. They are packed with nutrients and are high in protein. They can grow in...
New study uncovers the interaction of calcium channels
Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) A research team led by DGIST Professor Byung-Chang Suh at the...
Normal function of ALS and dementia linked gene determined for the first time
The normal function of a gene associated with the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has...
Air pollution and noise increase risk for heart attacks
Credit: Jana Sönksen / Swiss TPH Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated....
Mathematicians propose new hunting model to save rhinos and whales from extinction
Mathematicians have created a new model - of a variety commonly found in the world of finance - to show...
Brain-eating amoebae halted by silver nanoparticles
Halloween is just around the corner, and some people will celebrate by watching scary movies about brain-eating zombies. But even...
Largest census of cancer genes to help understand drug targets
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have created the first comprehensive summary of all genes known to be involved in...
How people power can track alien species — Study
Credit: Please credit Nick Greatorex Davies New research published in the Nature journal Scientific Data shows how the public can...
Researchers design ‘smart’ surfaces to repel everything but targeted beneficial exceptions
Credit: Kevin Patrick Robbins, McMaster University HAMILTON, Oct. 24, 2018 - Researchers at McMaster University have solved a vexing problem...
Rewilding landscapes can help to solve more than one problem
Credit: Staffan Widstrand/Rewilding Europe Urbanisation, biodiversity loss, climate change: just some of the worldwide problems 'rewilding' - i.e. restoring food...
How to mass produce cell-sized robots
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Tiny robots no bigger than a cell could be mass-produced using a new method developed by researchers...
Perot Museum leaders, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger unveil dinaledi virtual reality App
Credit: Photo by Elen Feuerriegel DALLAS (Oct. 23, 2018) - Ever wondered what it's like to delve deep within a...
Nitrogen study casts doubt on ability of plants to continue absorbing same amounts of CO2
A new study casts doubt as to whether plants will continue to absorb as much carbon dioxide in the future...
An NJIT vision therapy team wins ‘most innovative’ in worldwide VR competition
Credit: NJIT An NJIT-led team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians won two major international awards for its vision...
