Biology
New tool developed by UBC researchers helps conservationists make smarter decisions
A new tool developed by University of British Columbia researchers could help ensure limited conservation dollars are well spent by...
Near-infrared laser systems for monitoring forest dynamics from space pass final tests
All systems are go for launch in November of NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission, which will use high-resolution...
New soft coral species discovered in Panama
Credit: Hèctor Guzmán, STRI A study in the journal Bulletin of Marine Science describes a new, blood-red species of octocoral...
Microbiome serves as sentinel for nerve gas exposure
Washington, DC - September 14, 2018 - Exposure to banned nerve agents remains a major public health concern globally, especially...
How cells handle a sticky, toxic, but absolutely essential molecule
Credit: Dennis Stuehr, Cleveland Clinic Do you enjoy breathing air? You should spare a thought once in a while for...
New book on cell death from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris; The Art Institute of Chicago/Art Resource, N.Y. Cold Spring Harbor,...
Sniffing out sharks
A white shark's acute sense of smell is legendary, allowing it to detect a potential meal several miles away --...
‘High-yield’ farming costs the environment less than previously thought — and could help spare habitats
Agriculture that appears to be more eco-friendly but uses more land may actually have greater environmental costs per unit of...
Novel framework to address uncertainty in water management
IIASA researchers have developed a general decision-making framework to support policy decisions on the management of water resources, which, for...
China’s energy policies must balance air quality, carbon emissions and water scarcity goals
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J.--Committed to addressing the country's severe air pollution, China is attempting a shift from...
FedEx Corp. pledges challenge grant in support of youth education at Lone Oaks Farm
Credit: Photo by M. Sides, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has received a...
Big data studies scrutinize links between fatty liver disease and how cells make energy
Credit: Wikimedia user Nephron Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects up to 40 percent of American adults. Though the condition produces...
Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health receives five-year funding
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health,...
Aerial survey reveals great diversity & abundance in NE Canyons Marine National Monument
BOSTON, MA (Sept. 13, 2018) -- Airborne marine biologists were amazed by the sheer abundance and diversity of large marine...
The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions
Credit: Figure by Nawrot et al. in Proceedings of the Royal Society B GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Using the fossil record...
We have more than enough calories, but what about other nutrients?
The United Nation's second Sustainable Development Goal targets the end of malnutrition in all forms by 2030. But new research...
Sniffing out error in detection dog data
Credit: Courtesy of Karen DeMatteo/Washington University A new study in the journal Scientific Reports gets to the bottom of it:...
Viruses under the microscope
Credit: Team Prusty Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects almost all of the human population, but only very few will show...
Pew grant to study nutrient and microbe influence on glucose sensitivity
Baltimore, MD--The Pew Charitable Trust has awarded Carnegie's Steve Farber and colleague John F. Rawls of Duke University a $200,000...
Scientists reveal drumming helps schoolchildren diagnosed with autism
Credit: University of Chichester Drumming for an hour a week can help autistic children learn in school Study shows pupils'...
