Biology
Sharing parenting leads to healthier young, beetle study finds
Credit: Per Smiseth Animals who share the task of parenting do a better job than parents who do so on...
Liverpool researchers find treatment for ultra-rare disease
A new study published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, conducted by a Liverpool based research collaboration involving the University of...
Sunscreen chemicals in water may harm fish embryos
For most people, a trip to the beach involves slathering on a thick layer of sunscreen to protect against sunburn...
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome more likely to have a child with autism
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an...
Soil phosphorus availability and lime: More than just pH?
Credit: Andrew Margenot Plants can't do without phosphorus. But there is often a 'withdrawal limit' on how much phosphorus they...
NYSCF partners with TOOLGEN, NSAGE to integrate gene editing and stem cell technologies
Credit: Samwan Rob, The New York Stem Cell Foundation New York, NY (Aug. 1, 2018) - The New York Stem...
Scientists discover why elusive aye-aye developed such unusual features
Credit: Philip Cox, University of York It is one of the most unusual primates on the planet - famed for...
Do spiders have a favorite color?
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Scientists recently discovered the aptly named peacock jumping spiders have the color vision needed...
Flies meet gruesome end under influence of puppeteer fungus
Credit: Carolyn Elya photo, UC Berkeley Carolyn Elya discovered the puppet-master on the balcony of her Berkeley apartment. It was...
Announcing the BioOne Ambassador award winners
WASHINGTON, DC - July 31, 2018 : BioOne honors five early career authors in three countries, who best communicate their...
Fruit flies farm their own probiotics
Credit: Inês Pais and Rita Valente The role of bacteria inhabiting our bodies is increasingly recognized as part of our...
Can seagrass help fight ocean acidification?
Credit: Photographer: Claire Fackler, CINMS, NOAA. Washington, DC--Seagrass meadows could play a limited, localized role in alleviating ocean acidification in...
Raging fires in California creating havoc for the state
Credit: NASA image courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) project. Caption: Lynn Jenner with...
Small amounts of pharmaceuticals found in north central Pa. rural well water
Credit: Heather Gall Research Group / Penn State Drinking water from wells in rural north central Pennsylvania had low levels...
Creating a (synthetic) song from a zebra finch’s muscle
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31, 2018 -- Birds create songs by moving muscles in their vocal organs to vibrate air passing...
Chinese researchers further develop adenine base editing system
Two research teams from East China Normal University and Sun Yat-Sen University in China have developed and improved the ABE...
Single-cell RNA profiling
The human body is made up of on the order of 13 billion cells - and each of them has...
Platinum is key in ancient volcanic related climate change, says UC Nature publication
Credit: Kenneth Tankersley Supervolcanoes are one of Mother Nature's deadliest phenomena, and when they erupt, they can change the climate...
Predatory sea corals team up to feed on stinging jellyfish
Credit: Fabio Badalementi Cave-dwelling corals in the Mediterranean can work alongside one another to catch and eat stinging jellyfish, a...
River complexity maintains regional population stability
An international group of researchers has demonstrated that branching complexity of rivers affects regional population stability and persistence in nature,...
