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Wildfires continue to beleaguer Western Canada
Credit: Credits: Courtesy of L. Jenner Like tourist season, wildfire season is also in full swing in British Columbia. Whereas...
Magic helps unmask how the brain works
Credit: Video by Robert DiIorio/ University of Delaware Tricks and illusions, once the domain of magicians, are helping scientists unveil...
WSU researchers develop alternative to wasteful methane flaring
Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory PULLMAN, Wash.--Jean-Sabin McEwen knocks out a web search for "North Dakota," "night sky" and "flaring," and...
New insights into diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections will help save lives
Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Thousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after...
Genome sequencing shows spiders, scorpions share ancestor
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine In collaboration with scientists from the U.K., Europe, Japan and the United States, researchers at...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Aug. 2017
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy Materials - Cooking up biofuel Using a novel, reusable carbon material derived from...
Resistance training may slow down the progression of multiple sclerosis
In the past, multiple sclerosis patients were advised not to exercise for fear of exacerbating the illness. However, it is...
Cheap and simple detection of neurotoxic chemicals
Credit: Professor Toshihiro Ihara There is a limited amount of data on the global health impacts of pesticides, but many...
Brown to lead ‘NeuroNex’ center for creating bioluminescent neuroscience tools
Credit: Nathan Shaner PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With up to $9.2 million in funding over five years from the National Science...
Salk’s Reuben Shaw receives National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Aug. 1, 2017) Salk Professor Reuben Shaw has received the National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
Adorable alpine animal acclimates behavior to a changing climate
Credit: Credit, J. Jacobson, from figure 4 of EA Beever et al (2017) Front Ecol Environ doi: 10.1002/fee.1502. As climate...
Poor appetite and food intake in older adults
Having a poor appetite is a serious health concern for older adults. It can lead to inadequate nutrition, which can...
NSF issues awards to advance a national research infrastructure for neuroscience
Credit: Cornell University The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards to aid...
UTA biologist works with internationally recognized museums on the evolution of vision
Credit: Matthew Fujita A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a national funding for a project...
Boat noise disrupts fish cooperation
Credit: Suzanne Mills Noise from motorboats changes the behaviour of cleaner fish and the species they help. Cleaner fish are...
Decoding a treasure trove of data from the brain
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Research and new technologies have dramatically expanded the amount of data that can be captured...
Wine snobbery: Fact vs. fiction (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 -- We all know at least one wine snob who goes...
Researchers describe structures, mechanisms that enable bacteria to resist antibiotics
Credit: Edward Yu/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Two new discoveries from Edward Yu's Iowa State University laboratory are adding...
Scientists in China identify way to treat nerve damage caused by insecticides and chemical
New research has uncovered a potential new therapy for the currently untreatable delayed neuropathy caused by acute exposure to insecticides...
Building bridges within the cell — using light
Credit: Yun Huang and Yubin Zhou Each cell in the body is made up of a number of tiny sealed...
