Biology
Annual Reviews announces first review journal in the field of Biomedical Data Science
Credit: Annual Reviews Annual Reviews, the nonprofit publisher of scholarly review journals, today announced the publication of the inaugural volume...
Radar better than weather balloon for measuring boundary layer
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Improving forecasting for a host of severe weather events may be possible thanks to...
Research on pine sawflies sheds light on the evolution of cooperation
Credit: Carita Lindstedt Pine sawflies terrify forest owners, but they help researchers understand the evolution of cooperation. A study conducted...
Genomic study ties insect evolution to the ability to detect airborne odors
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study reveals that all insects use specialized odorant receptors...
Measuring climate impact of forests management — a groundbreaking approach
A JRC-led group of forestry research experts has developed a rigorous new fact-based carbon accounting system that reflects how forest...
UB researchers discover a disease threatening the most plentiful starfish in Antarctica
Credit: UB-IRBio A study led by experts from the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Biology and Institute for Research on...
New study shows some corals might adapt to climate changes
Credit: Evan K. D'Alessandro, Ph.D. UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--New research shows that not all corals...
Wearable devices: Useful medical insights or just more data?
Wearable devices are increasingly bought to track and measure health and sports performance: from the number of steps walked each...
Thin films can enhance vorticity in the ocean
Credit: Vladimir Parfenyev Scientists from the Higher School of Economics and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics of Russian Academy...
New light shed on the people who built Stonehenge
Despite over a century of intense study, we still know very little about the people buried at Stonehenge or how...
The case for greater focus on mosquitoes, ticks in epidemiology
Credit: Annals of the Entomological Society of America Annapolis, MD; July 31, 2018--The textbook approach to managing disease outbreaks focuses...
Stem cell research for cystic fibrosis leaps forward
Credit: Dr Nigel Farrow, University of Adelaide The fight against cystic fibrosis (CF) has taken a major step forward, with...
Differences in immune responses create a genetic conflict between sexes
A unique study from Lund University in Sweden has discovered for the first time that there is a genetic sexual...
Heatwave and climate change having negative impact on our soil say experts
The recent heatwave and drought could be having a deeper, more negative effect on soil than we first realised say...
Clothing, furniture also to blame for ocean and freshwater pollution
Think summer holidays and you'll likely call up images of a beautiful beach or a glittering blue lake. But more...
Key piece identified for slowing a colorectal cancer subtype
Inhibiting the Jagged 1 protein in mice prevents the proliferation and growth of colon and rectal tumours. What is more,...
New study shows smoking can affect breastfeeding habits
Credit: UBC Okanagan Researchers have determined that new mothers exposed to cigarette smoke in their homes, stop breastfeeding sooner than...
Newly discovered crossbill species numbers few
Credit: C.W. Benkman As might be expected for a recently discovered bird species in the continental United States - only...
DIY robots help marine biologists discover new deep-sea dwellers
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute While the cold and airless deep sea is inhabitable for humans, it is filled with delicate...
Harmful dyes in lakes, rivers can become colorless with new, sponge-like material
Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington Dyes are widely used in industries such as textiles, cosmetics, food processing, papermaking and plastics....
