10% of high-latitude wilderness may be threatened by agriculture as the climate warms
Expansions in crop farming across the globe are the biggest driving force of biodiversity loss in the wild. Now, in a new study publishing in...
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Pinpointing the emergence of muddy flavors in your fish
Yuk! Musty, earthy or muddy-tasting fish is never going to go over well with the family. Perhaps you’ve tasted it in trout caught from a...
First Nations-led A.I. technology holds promise for salmon recovery
Scientists and natural resource managers from Canadian First Nations, governments, academic institutions, and conservation organizations published the first results of a unique salmon population monitoring...
Restoring the function of a human cell surface protein in yeast cells
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and most diverse group of cell surface proteins in humans. These receptors, which can be seen as ‘traffic...
Scientists discover deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching
Scientists have discovered the deepest known evidence of coral reef bleaching, more than 90 metres below the surface of the Indian Ocean.Credit: University of Plymouth...
Regular health checkups may prevent the development of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)
Niigata, Japan - A new Japanese ecological study revealed that prefecture-specific participation rates for Specific Health Checkups (SHC participation rates) had significant negative effects on...
Rebates can offer solutions to California’s groundwater woes
Many aquifers in California and around the world are being drained of their groundwater because of the combined impacts of excess pumping, shifts in land...
WVU partnering with industry to improve health, environmental outcomes for disadvantaged communities
A West Virginia University team of industrial engineers is looking to turn $800,000 worth of Environmental Protection Agency funding into direct support for local industry.Credit: WVU...
Cizik School of Nursing researcher awarded $2.3M grant to evaluate post-pandemic eviction stress and mental health
During the COVID-19 pandemic, eviction moratoria prevented or delayed many people from experiencing homelessness. But now that the pandemic is over and the short-term eviction...
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $6.4M NIH grant to develop deep learning model systems to understand mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
A five-year, $6.4 million grant to develop an integrated, multiscale artificial intelligence (AI) approach to study genetic factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease has been awarded...
Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke
Fukuoka, Japan – Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered that turning brain immune cells into neurons successfully restores brain function after stroke-like injury in mice....
Fighting antimicrobial resistance with new drug combinations
Antimicrobial resistance – occurring when pathogens can survive antibiotic treatment – is one of the most rapidly emerging global public health threats today. According to a...
New institute aims to address gap in nation’s health care system through highly effective yet overlooked nutrition interventions
A newly launched, first-of-its-kind institute aims to address a glaring gap in the medical system by working to integrate food-based nutrition interventions into health care...
Going rogue: Scientists apply giant wave mechanics on a nanometric scale
Researchers have shown how the principles of rogue waves – huge 30-metre waves that arise unexpectedly in the ocean – can be applied on a...
Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovae
An advanced new three-dimensional (3D) computer simulation of the light emitted following a merger of two neutron stars has produced a similar sequence of spectroscopic...
