Tropical forests are being cleared for agriculture and other uses at alarming rates.Credit: Clemson University College of Science Tropical forests are being cleared for agriculture...
Culture environments of different cell types growing in culture vessels or Petri dishes vary significantly from each other and from conditions in the living body,...
Magnetometers measure the direction, strength or relative changes of magnetic fields, at a specific point in space and time. Employed in many research areas, magnetometers...
Cockatoos have shown an extraordinary ability to complete a task by combining simple tools, demonstrating that this cognitive ability is not found only in primates.Credit:...
Toxic goiter affects the brain more than was previously known, a University of Gothenburg study shows, and involves volume changes occurring in central parts of...
Adults living with spinal cord injuries have a near-80% increased risk of developing psychological conditions, such as depression and anxiety, compared to people without the...
As we have experienced during the COVID pandemic, loneliness, or perceived social isolation, is a major stress for social animals and increases the risk of...
The word “robot” would probably conjure up images of hard metallic bodies that are invulnerable to attacks. In modern day-to-day life, however, robots are hardly...
Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according to a UT Southwestern pilot study that shows promise for developing regenerative heart...
When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017 as a high-end category 4 storm, it left in its wake the largest catastrophe in...
AN INTERNATIONAL team led by researchers at the University of Huddersfield has used ancient DNA to rewrite the history of the Orkney islands to show that...
Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma, the main cause of non-curable blindness affecting 80 million people worldwide in 2020. Credit: CHUM...
Researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the Conca Dellà Museum (MCD), the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the University of Zaragoza...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Will Kirk, Johns Hopkins University FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a prospective study of 14 infants and children...
A research team from Osnabrück University and the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds and...
