Watch these predatory fish use rapid color changes to coordinate attacks
Striped marlin are some of the fastest animals on the planet and one of the ocean’s top predators. When hunting in groups, individual marlin will...
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Study of 1.2+M births in Sydney, Australia reveals associations between excess heat exposure and preterm births
In the face of increasing temperatures globally, a new Monash-led study of 1.2 million births in Sydney over two decades has shown a strong association...
Obesity disrupts normal liver function in mice
Your liver plays a vital role in your metabolism, the biological process which converts food into energy. We know that being overweight can negatively affect...
Austria isolates and genotypes Leptospira bacteria for the first time
— Leptospirosis is a globally distributed infectious disease that affects both animals and humans. While the infection is endemic in tropical regions, its incidence seems...
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis articles provide novel insights into previously unknown disease mechanisms
DCM is the leading cause of heart failure in patients with chronic diabetes. However, the underlying mechanisms of DCM are poorly understood, and treatment options...
A novel method for easy and quick fabrication of biomimetic robots with life-like movement
Ultraviolet-laser processing is a promising technique for developing intricate microstructures, enabling complex alignment of muscle cells, required for building life-like biohybrid actuators, as shown by...
Poison center calls for ‘magic mushrooms’ spiked after decriminalization, study finds
Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing...
Tattoo inks don’t match the ingredients listed on the bottle
When you get a tattoo, do you know what you’re putting under your skin? According to new Binghamton University research, the ingredient labels on tattoo...
Researchers overestimate their own honesty
The average researcher thinks they are better than their colleagues at following good research practice. They also think that their own research field is better...
First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals at work influencing social behavior
In a study in today’s (Monday Feb. 26) Nature Human Behavior, scientists delve into the world of chemical neuromodulators in the human brain, specifically dopamine and serotonin,...
Award-winning researcher dreams of stellar explosions and strives for equity and inclusion in academia
She studies the giant explosions of dying stars and dreams of experiencing and extracting data from a supernova close to Earth. Professor Irene Tamborra from...
How did a tiny bee get to French Polynesia? Eight new species help solve a scientific mystery
In 1934, American entomologist Elwood Zimmerman, then an undergraduate student at Berkeley, participated in the ‘Mangarevan expedition’ to Polynesia. Among the samples he collected were...
Can they hear you now? Kids increasingly exposed to noise health risks via earbuds and headphones
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – While it’s not surprising to spot teens wearing headphones and earbuds, it’s also becoming a widespread trend among younger children, a...
Scientists deliver portable total chemical analysis without pumps and tubes
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have engineered a new micro total analysis system that quantifies a target chemical in a microfluidic chip...
Scientists closer to solving mysteries of universe after measuring gravity in quantum world
Scientists are a step closer to unravelling the mysterious forces of the universe after working out how to measure gravity on a microscopic level.Credit: University...
