Giant hornet attacks cause honeybee alarm buzz in hives
Like setting off alarms in a beehive, Asian honeybees use complex signals to alert nest mates about giant hornet attacks, according to a new study...
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Robert G. Roeder receives the 2021 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences: Commemorative Lecture on his 50-year journey into the expanding universe of factors and mechanisms to be released
Robert G. Roeder, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The Rockefeller University, received the 2021 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences...
Sounding the alarm: How honey bees alert their hive to attacks by giant “murder” hornets
For the first time, the unique sounds honey bees (Apis cerana) use to alert members of their hive when giant “murder” hornets attack have been...
Size matters for bee ‘superorganism’ colonies
Scientists have carefully studied the intricacies of how individual organisms live and act together in groups known as biological collectives. In “superorganisms” such as bee...
Going for gold to reduce antibiotic resistance
Tiny particles of gold could be the new weapon in the fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance, according to research just published. Credit: University of Leeds Tiny...
UCI researchers reveal critical role of mechanosensor in skin wound healing
Irvine, CA – November 9, 2021 – PIEZO1, an ion channel mechanosensor found within cells, has been revealed to play a key role in regulating...
Landmark study points to source of rapid aging, chronic inflammation in people living with HIV
In a groundbreaking study of people living with HIV, University of Alberta researchers found that elusive white blood cells called neutrophils play a role in...
Service provides a lifeline for primary care providers amid a crisis in youth mental health made worse by the pandemic
Most mental health care in America doesn’t happen in psychiatrists’ offices – especially when it comes to children, teens and young adults. Credit: University of Michigan...
UTSW-led research identifies new imaging biomarkers that predict antidepressant response
The outcome predictive models were developed in part using data from a large multi-center National Institute of Mental Health-funded study and published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The...
Can’t find your keys? You need a chickadee brain
Ithaca, N.Y.—For the first time, researchers have shown that there is a genetic component underlying the amazing spatial memories of Mountain Chickadees. These energetic half-ounce...
Danes have reduced meat consumption – but we lag behind other Europeans
Credit: Smart Protein A major new survey on meat consumption in Europe reports that Europeans have a growing appetite for plant-based foods and that meat...
Why teapots always drip
The "teapot effect" has been threatening spotless white tablecloths for ages: if a liquid is poured out of a teapot too slowly, then the flow...
Life cycle assessment of carbon capture
In our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture is mentioned as a possible technology. CO2 can, for example, be captured from large industrial...
Scientists explore differences in mitochondria of memory cells in the brain with new NIH funding
Have you ever seen someone you recognized, but couldn’t recall their name or how you knew them?Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech Have you ever seen someone...
The first Red List for insect taxonomists in Europe reaches a decisive stage
For the past five months, the European Commission-funded project ‘European Red List’ of Taxonomists has been reaching out to insect taxonomists to invite them to...
