Amazon Rainforest birds’ bodies transform due to climate change
The most pristine parts of the Amazon rainforest devoid of direct human contact are being impacted by human-induced climate change, according to new research by...
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How corals react to climate change
PhD student Fabian Gösser from the Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity has been studying how corals react to changing environmental conditions and how...
Study helps understand why obesity increases risk of cardiovascular complications in COVID-19
In COVID-19 patients, obesity is the factor most associated with the development of endothelial dysfunction, a condition in which the blood vessels become unable to...
More evidence of an evolutionary ‘arms race’ between genes and selfish genetic elements
Credit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster Journal Nature Ecology & Evolution DOI 10.1038/s41559-021-01543-8 Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Not...
Study: Obesity raises the risk of gum disease by inflating growth of bone-destroying cells
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Chronic inflammation caused by obesity may trigger the development of cells that break down bone tissue, including the bone that holds teeth...
Netflix’s Sex Education lives up to its name – and challenges perceptions about teens and porn
Netflix series Sex Education has won a big audience thanks to its humorous portrayals of high school hijinks – but new Edith Cowan University (ECU)...
IU findings published in New England Journal of Medicine show effectiveness of low-cost medicine in treating high blood pressure in people with advanced kidney disease
INDIANAPOLIS – An all Indiana University School of Medicine team of researchers led by, Rajiv Agarwal, MD, professor of medicine and staff physician at the Roudebush...
Study shines a light into “black holes” in the Arabidopsis genome
LA JOLLA—(November 11, 2021) Salk scientists, collaborating with researchers from the University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins University, have sequenced the genome of the world’s...
Pacific rockfish and the trade-offs of a long life
Rockfish is on the menu around the Pacific Rim, for the most part with little regard for the fish’s origin or which of the 137...
The global ocean out of balance
Surprising as it sounds, all life forms in the ocean, from small krill to large tuna, seem to obey a simple mathematical law that links...
When mom and child interact, physiology and behavior coordinate
URBANA, Ill. – When mothers and their children play together, they instinctively respond to each other’s cues. And positive interactions promote the child’s healthy socioemotional...
Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth
New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously thought.Credit:...
Due to the warming of the Mediterranean Sea, marine species are migrating tens of meters deeper into cooler waters to survive
The study shows that there are species of marine animals such as fish, crustaceans and mollusks (for example squid) that change their habitats and deepen...
Rural COVID patients in ICUs at higher risk of dying than urban counterparts, according to WVU researcher
The earliest wave of COVID-19 spared much of rural America, striking people who live in urban areas with far more frequency. The latest surge was...
CyborGoats find their way into Norwegian villages
When grazing goats that are wearing this new technology hear a beep, it alerts them to stay within the invisible boundary of the grazing area. If...
