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Credit: Garvan Institute A receptor that helps conserve energy when food is scarce may be the key to a safer approach to treating diet-induced obesity,...

1.5°C degrowth scenarios suggest need for new mitigation pathways: Research

Wellbeing can be maintained in a degrowth transitionCredit: Lorenz Keyßer The first comprehensive comparison of 'degrowth' scenarios with established pathways to limit climate change highlights...

Low temperature physics gives insight into turbulence

Credit: Lancaster University A novel technique for studying vortices in quantum fluids has been developed by Lancaster physicists. Andrew Guthrie, Sergey Kafanov, Theo Noble, Yuri...

Hidden within African diamonds, a billion-plus years of deep-earth history

Scientists find a new way to tell ages of the stones, and what made themCredit: Yaakov Weiss Diamonds are sometimes described as messengers from the...

A beetle’s Achilles heel

Glyphosate inhibits symbiotic bacteria in the saw-toothed grain beetleCredit: Julian Kiefer, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Saw-toothed grain beetles live in a symbiotic association with bacteria. Their...

Horseradish flea beetle: Protected with the weapons of its food plant

Researchers elucidate how the insect regulates the accumulation of plant toxins via special transportersCredit: Anna Schroll When horseradish flea beetles feed on their host plants,...

Cell reprogramming could aid spinal cord injury recovery

Credit: Chris Thelen, Freelance Photographer Cells called astrocytes normally support our neurons, and now scientists are working to reprogram the star-shaped cells into neurons that...

New material to treat wounds can protect against resistant bacteria

First successful implementation of new antibacterial technologyCredit: Anna-Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new material that prevents infections in...

Mediterranean turtles recovering at different rates

Credit: Olkan Erguler Numbers of two Mediterranean turtle species have risen in the last three decades - but in Cyprus the recoveries are happening at...

The formation of the Amazon Basin influenced the distribution of manatees

Whole mitochondrial DNA sequencing of the three extant species of the aquatic mammal shows that they first split from their common ancestor after geological events...

Graphene key for novel hardware security

Credit: Jennifer McCann,Penn State As more private data is stored and shared digitally, researchers are exploring new ways to protect data against attacks from bad...

Early screening tool leads to earlier diagnosis and treatment for autism spectrum disorder

But in a surprising finding, pediatricians are far more apt to act if parents independently express concernsCredit: Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Since it...

Turns out developing a taste for carbs wasn’t a bad thing

Findings on Neanderthal oral microbiomes offer new clues on evolution, healthCredit: Katerina Guschanski A new study looking at the evolutionary history of the human oral...

Stanford researchers map how people in cities get a health boost from nature

Credit: Jacob Lund / Shutterstock Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Stanford University researchers. The...

UM scientist joins team partnering with UN’s initiative to map ungulate migrations