Biology
International Vertebrate Genomes Project releases first 15 high-quality reference genomes
The Genome 10K G10K) announces the official launch of a new project, the international Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP), and its...
Heat-related deaths likely to increase significantly as global temperatures rise, warn researchers
The world needs to keep global temperatures in check by meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, or...
Gene technology brings more precise information on the causes of diabetes
(University of Helsinki) Dysfunction in insulin-producing pancreatic cells is the ultimate cause of diabetes. A new doctoral study introduces a...
A potential new way to treat some of the most common blinding diseases
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2018 - Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular...
Obesity alters airway muscle function, increases Asthma risk
Rockville, Md. (September 13, 2018)--New research suggests that obesity changes how airway muscles function, increasing the risk of developing asthma....
Where have all the turtles gone, and why does it matter?
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - About 61 percent of the world's 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and...
Location, location, location: does seedling defence vary over large geographical scales?
Do the defence mechanisms employed by seedlings to avoid being eaten by herbivores vary according to their location? That is...
Climate change may drive 10 percent of amphibian species in the Atlantic Rainforest to extinction
Credit: Fábio Maffei Global warming could lead to the extinction of up to 10% of frog and toad species endemic...
Global coastal wetlands need to move inland in fight against climate change
Credit: University of Lincoln Up to 30 per cent of coastal wetlands could be lost globally by the year 2100...
Ancient bird bones redate human activity in Madagascar by 6,000 years
Credit: ZSL Analysis of bones, from what was once the world's largest bird, has revealed that humans arrived on the...
UMN heads up new project to foster more collaboration among researchers
The issues facing modern society such as climate change, poverty, and the global economy have become more complex over time....
Big data is synergized by team and open science
For some time, "big data" has loomed large as a source of challenges and opportunities for science, but as yet,...
Turtle species decline may impact environments worldwide
Credit: Jeff Lovich, USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center Approximately 61 percent of the world's 356 turtle species are threatened or...
New reports will enable UK to make the most of its natural assets
Credit: Video supplied by CEH Four new reports on Natural Capital published today will enable governments and businesses to take...
Ants surrender their venomous secrets
Venoms produced by snails, snakes, scorpions and spiders contain numerous bioactive compounds that could lead to therapeutic drugs or insect-specific...
Biophysics: Pile-ups in protein transport
Anyone who has ever tried to find a way through a crowded pedestrian zone has - literally - run into...
The world needs death and decomposition
Credit: MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - What if roadkill piled beside the road and never decomposed? What if massive fish...
NYSCF Research Institute and Tufts University to Partner on Neurodegeneration
Credit: Nicolas Rouleau and William Cantley (Tufts University) New York, NY (September 12, 2018) - The New York Stem Cell...
Wombat conference focuses on Aussie cultural icon
Experts from the world of wombats will gather for a three-day conference, titled Wombats Through Time and Space, at the...
KAIST professor Sang Yup Lee announced as the Eni Award recipient
Credit: KAIST Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST will be awarded...
