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Ant-y social: Successful ant colonies hint at how societies evolve
Credit: Daniel Kronauer, Rockefeller University Ants and humans live in large societies that allow for elaborate structures -- nests, cities...
In sync: How cells make connections could impact circadian rhythm
If you've ever experienced jet lag, you are familiar with your circadian rhythm, which manages nearly all aspects of metabolism,...
Many arctic pollutants decrease after market removal and regulation
Credit: Credit: Arturo de Frias Marques (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polar_Bear_AdF.jpg) Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are...
Study defines mechanisms behind focused-ultrasound-assisted treatment of brain tumors
A study led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has analyzed, for the first time, the mechanisms...
This bright blue dye is found in fabric. Could it also power batteries?
Credit: Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki/University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A sapphire-colored dye called methylene blue is a common ingredient...
International team makes rare discovery of new fatty acids
Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Decades after scientists discovered hundreds of different fatty acids in vegetable oils, two that...
Researchers to test novel drug combination against toughest breast cancers
Credit: Image courtesy of Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a phase Ib clinical...
UTSA enters Guinness World Records with smallest medical robot
Credit: The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, Aug. 27, 2018) -- It can't be seen with a...
As CO2 levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies
Boston, MA - Rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) from human activity are making staple crops such as rice and...
Ebola species found in bats ahead of any potential outbreak
Credit: Jaber Belkhiria/UC Davis For the first time, scientists discovered a new ebola virus species in a host prior to...
Australian, UK scientists solve 30-year wheat rust genetics puzzle
Credit: Jianping Zhang Researchers from the University of Sydney, CSIRO, the United Kingdom's John Innes Centre, Limagrain UK and the...
Geologists uncover new clues about largest mass extinction ever
A new study could help explain the driving force behind the largest mass extinction in the history of earth, known...
Scientists ‘fix’ bacterial tree of life
Credit: The University of Queensland Bacterial classification has been given a complete makeover by a team of University of Queensland...
Samara Polytech geologists discovered the fullest skull of Wetlugasaurus
Credit: @SamaraPolytech This June the staff of the "Geology and Geophysics" Department of Samara Polytech took part in a scientific...
Serendipitous discovery by IUPUI researchers may lead to eco-friendly lubricant
Credit: Photo credit: Chunyu Zhang INDIANAPOLIS -- Seed oil components of an ornamental flower could provide a direct pathway for...
Wildfire risk doesn’t douse housing demand
Credit: Josh Hawkins/UNLV Creative Services Out of sight, out of mind. That's the conclusion of a new UNLV study which...
Study finds sucralose produces previously unidentified metabolites
Sucralose, a widely used artificial sweetener sold under the trade name Splenda®, is metabolized in the gut, producing at least...
Epigenetic analysis of aggressive brain tumors
Credit: Karl-Heinz Nenning (Vienna, August 27, 2018) Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain cancer that predominantly affects people in their...
Breast cancer breakthrough: Some tumors can stop their own spread
The findings, uncovered in mice and patient tumours, are published in Nature Cell Biology today. They reveal a previously unseen...
Predicting the response to immunotherapy using artificial intelligence
A study published in The Lancet Oncology establishes for the first time that artificial intelligence can process medical images to...
