ASPB welcomes conference correspondents for Plant Biology 2023
New to Plant Biology 2023 and made possible by Aralab, ASPB will be welcoming five Conference Correspondents, an impressive group of plant biologists who will be...
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Combatting African sleeping sickness with street theatre
“Parasite Street Science” is a recent public engagement project by Dr Nicola Veitch and a team of scientists of the University of Glasgow that uses exciting street theatre performances to educate and entertain...
Weeks later, potentially harmful chemicals lingered in homes affected by Marshall Fire
Potentially harmful chemicals generated by the Marshall Fire in late 2021 may have lingered inside some Boulder County homes for weeks after the disaster—hiding in...
New saddle-mapping tech can reduce back pain for horses
Equine back pain is prevalent in at least 35% of ridden horses and often attributed to poor saddle fit. A new method for scanning moving...
Scientists develop strategy to engineer artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes
According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create artificial allosteric sites (where by...
New study shatters conventional wisdom and unlocks the future of electrochemical devices
A new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge reveals a surprising discovery that could transform the future of electrochemical devices. The findings offer...
Sweat it out: Novel wearable biosensor for monitoring sweat electrolytes for use in healthcare and sports
The remarkable level of miniaturization possible in modern electronics has paved the way for realizing healthcare devices previously confined to the realm of science fiction....
Pusan National University researcher investigates instruction-giving in video-mediated second language learning
When it comes to learning a language, there is no better opportunity to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking than a book club. Within its...
Scientists synthesize isotopic atropisomers based on carbon isotope discrimination
In chemistry, a molecule or ion is said to be chiral if it cannot be superposed on to its mirror image by any combination of...
How hot is too ‘too hot’ for humans?
Ongoing research by Prof. Lewis Halsey and his team at the University of Roehampton, UK has identified that an upper critical temperature (UCT) exists for...
Village dogs match pet dogs in reading human facial expressions
A new study, published in PeerJ Life and Environment, conducted by Dr. Martina Lazzaroni (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna), Dr Joana Schar (University of Vienna)...
Discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil reveals astonishing secrets of tunicate origins
Karma Nanglu says his favorite animal is whichever one he’s working on. But his latest subject may hold first place status for a while: a 500-million-year-old...
Stressed rattlesnakes found to calm down in the company of a nearby ‘friend’
When animals suffer from acute or chronic stress, they produce more hormones causing shifts in the nervous system, immune response, and behavior. Some animals, if...
Empowering vulnerable communities in the face of growing natural threats
Heavy wildfire smoke drifting from Canada to U.S. cities hundreds of miles away is a stark reminder that no community is immune from climate change-fueled...
Diving into history: Newspapers offer historical perspectives on Brazil’s marine biodiversity
Humans have depended on marine ecosystems as a source of food and livelihood for thousands of years along the Brazilian coast. Over the past few...
