California Academy of Sciences researchers describe 70 new species in 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2021) — In 2021, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 70 new plant and animal species to the...
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Marine life can cling together to survive effects of climate change
Some marine species can help protect others from climate change by shielding them from heat, according to a new study by a Texas A&M University...
Pet scans help guide drug to best treat orthopaedic implant bacterial infections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Treating bacterial infections associated with orthopaedic implants has often...
Spot the difference
A black cat is deceptively similar to a panther, apart from its size. Making this distinction is crucial when being pursued, and something humans achieve...
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
New evidence from the bottom of a lake in the remote North Atlantic Faroe Islands indicates that an unknown band of humans settled there around...
Theropod dinosaur jaws became stronger as they evolved – study
Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust jaws through time allowing them to consume tougher food, a new study reveals.Credit: Gabriel Ugueto. Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust...
Kurī overlooked for ecological impact on early New Zealand
The arrival of humans, and the kiore (Pacific rat) they brought with them, has been well documented as bringing about major changes to Aotearoa New...
Major gift focuses efforts on a rare, but devastating, genetic eye disease
In healthy vision, a gene called PRPH2 provides instructions to make a protein called peripherin 2 (PRPH2), which plays a key role in the normal...
How diet influences taste sensitivity and preference
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a University of California, Riverside, study performed on...
Gene therapy advance could reverse a common genetic cause of hearing loss
Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic hearing loss can be traced...
60 years of children’s books reveal persistent overrepresentation of male protagonists
An analysis of thousands of children’s books published in the last 60 years suggests that, while a higher proportion of books now feature female protagonists,...
Welsh kids’ self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need for playing with friends and older students wanting support with anxiety and educational pressure…
Welsh kids' self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need for playing with friends and...
Dog ownership was associated with fewer negative psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a US survey
Dog ownership was associated with fewer negative psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a U.S. surveyCredit: Image Credit: gotdaflow, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)...
Made-in-Ottawa vaccine could help in global fight against COVID-19, including new variants
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, a vaccine developed and manufactured at The Ottawa Hospital could provide a unique approach to...
KEYNOTE-811: Pembrolizumab combination as a potentially transformative treatment for HER2-positive gastric cancer
Published in Nature, results of the interim analysis show that this novel triplet combination markedly reduces tumor size, induces a complete response in some patients,...
