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During the Late Pleistocene, California — at least at its lower elevations — was teeming with vegetation. While much of North America was covered in...

Scientists discover how caterpillars can stop their bleeding in seconds

Blood is a remarkable material: it must remain fluid inside blood vessels, yet clot as quickly as possible outside them, to stop bleeding. The chemical...

Scientists warn: The grey seal hunt is too large

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the grey...

What Bronze Age teeth say about the evolution of the human diet

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford Univeristy Press, uncovers well-preserved microbiomes from two 4,000 year old teeth in a limestone cave...

Scientists extract genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth to illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these...

World’s first demonstration that forests trap airborne microplastics

A research group led by Japan Women’s University finds that airborne microplastics adsorb to the epicuticular wax on the surface of forest canopy leaves, and...

How will you age? World-leading Dunedin Study launches next phase

The world-leading Dunedin Study is set to launch its age 52 assessments, delving into an understudied but important period of life and time of change.Credit:...

ARPA-H awards Columbia researchers nearly $39M to develop a living knee replacement

A team of researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Columbia Engineering has been awarded up to a $38.95 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for...

Differences in the bacterial species distribution

More than meets the eye: Researchers uncover the microbial secrets of dry eye

Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs from the mix found in...

Researchers show that introduced tardigrade proteins can slow metabolism in human cells

University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed in human...

A new São Paulo School of Advanced Science at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials is receiving applications

Registrations are open for the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on 4th Generation Synchrotron Techniques (SyncLight 2024), to be held on October 14-25, 2024,...

Fig 18 from the study. An illustration of part of a 3MR showing how the double lever mechanisms works in CZS-(Na,H).

NHM scientists discover first-ever mineral-based treatment for widespread disease using the structure of crystals

Los Angeles, CA (March 26, 2024) — In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca have...

The behavior of ant queens is shaped by their social environment

The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom. The...

Event to unveil unveils proposed Centers and Institutes in Development

College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn University unveils proposed Centers and Institutes in Development

On Monday, March 11, the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) held an event to announce the Centers and Institutes in Development (CIDs) at the...

Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in five years