Cross-cultural study examines maternal attitudes and infant development
Mothers in the samples from the UK and Uganda have different attitudes toward parenting, but while on a group level the experience and development of...
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Climate impacts are increasing; textbooks aren’t keeping pace
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change. For...
Small turtles cannot legally be sold as pets because of the Salmonella infection risk, but half of online sellers fail to provide information about the law and the disease risk
Small turtles cannot legally be sold as pets because of the Salmonella infection risk, but half of online sellers fail to provide information about the...
Coverage of climate change in textbooks over 50 years has not kept up with the problem
Coverage of climate change in college biology textbooks expanded greatly during the 1990s, but recent changes have been minor and emphasize the impacts of climate...
Scientists turn single molecule clockwise or counterclockwise on demand
Controlling the rotation of this molecule could lead to new technologies for microelectronics, quantum computing and more.Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Controlling the rotation...
How fat takes over the lymph nodes as we age
A new study from researchers at Uppsala University presents novel findings on why human lymph nodes lose their function with age and the consequences for...
POSTECH develops thermally evaporated environment-friendly semiconductors
Semiconductors are indispensable products in our lives, used in everything from smartphones and computers to vehicles. However, their development increasingly poses a problem: as semiconductors...
Scientists highlight safe access to the outdoors with naming of new plant species
A new species of Australian bush tomato described from the Garrarnawun Lookout in Judbarra National Park provides a compelling example of the need to provide...
The other paleo diet: Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal
Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards – and now small mammals. The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was...
Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 21, 2022 — When T cells, the immune system’s chief cancer-killing agents, are working overtime to battle a tumor, they can enter a...
Shedding light on the origin of complex life forms
How did the complex organisms on Earth arise? This is one of the big open questions in biology. A collaboration between the working groups of...
How nerve and vascular cells coordinate their growth
Nerve cells need a lot of energy and oxygen. They receive both through the blood. This is why nerve tissue is usually crisscrossed by a...
“Better picker-upper” absorbs three times more liquid than a paper towel
When it comes to kitchen spills, paper towels and rags do the job. But using a hydrogel—a gelatin-like material in the form of a dry...
Academy scientists describe 146 new species in 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 20, 2022) — In 2022, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 146 new animal, plant, and fungi species to...
Potentially deadly infection has dangerous ally lurking in our guts
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and collaborators reveals how microorganisms found in our guts can worsen dangerous C. difficile infections. The discovery...
