Quality of tidal mudflats changes in gas extraction area of Wadden Sea
As tidal flats subside due to gas extraction, their composition changes. This is shown in a paper that is published in this month’s Journal of...
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Natural products used in Ayurvedic treatments alleviate symptoms of depression in fruit flies
Chronic exposure to stress can lead to the development of depression-like disorders that manifest as a lack of motivation – even in the fruit fly Drosophila...
Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates
Vampire bats may soon take up residence in the United States and bring with them an ancient pathogen.Credit: Photo courtesy of Paige Van de Vuurst....
Deoxygenation levels similar to today’s played a major role in marine extinctions during major past climate change event
Scientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role that oceanic deoxygenation (anoxia) played in one of the most devastating extinction...
Study shows price discounts on healthful foods like vegetables and zero-calorie beverages lead to an increase in consumption of these foods
Dietary food intake has a major influence on health indicators, including Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, serum cholesterol and glucose. Previous research has shown...
SwRI-led PUNCH mission advances toward 2025 launch
SAN ANTONIO — November 27, 2023 —On November 17, 2023, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission achieved an important milestone, passing...
Fish IgM structure sheds light on antibody evolution, study finds
Antibodies—proteins that are produced by our immune system to protect us—are crucial for recognizing and getting rid of unwanted substances, or antigens, in our body....
Quick as a snail
Kyoto, Japan -- Snails often get a bad rap for being slow and inefficient and are sometimes used to express laziness. Credit: KyotoU/Yuta Morii Kyoto, Japan...
Professor Kazunori Kataoka recognized as a “Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher” for the eighth time in seven consecutive years
Clarivate, a global information service provider in the U.K., annually releases a list of highly cited researchers based on the company's proprietary data analysis of...
Advances in characterization and evaluation of oil shale based on terahertz spectroscopy
The current understanding of the oil generation potential of oil shale and the dynamic process of organic matter pyrolysis is still unclear, leading to the...
Molecular cooperation at the threshold of life
How organisms develop from inanimate matter is one of the biggest questions in science. Although many possible explanations have been proposed, there are no definitive...
SwRI’s Herron named Safety Professional of the Year
SAN ANTONIO — November 27, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute Lead Safety Engineer Matthew Herron, M.S., P.E., CSP, CPE, has been named the American Society of...
Durable, inexpensive electrocatalyst generates clean hydrogen and oxygen from water
Hydrogen is a highly combustible gas that can help the world achieve its clean energy goals if manufactured in an environmentally responsible way. The primary...
Sensitive ecosystems at risk from mine waste
Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, University of Queensland research has found.Credit: Ferenc Nearly a...
Genes influence whether infants prefer to look at faces or non-social objects
Whether infants at five months of age look mostly at faces or non-social objects such as cars or mobile phones is largely determined by genes....
