Central African forests are unequally vulnerable to global change
Credit: © IRD - Nicolas Barbier Central Africa is home to the world's second-largest area of dense tropical rainforest. This major reservoir of biodiversity stretches...
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Host, management, or microbial traits: Which is dominant in plant microbiome assemblage?
Credit: Frances Trail We've all heard the news stories of how what you eat can affect your microbiome. Changing your diet can shift your unique...
Stem cell therapy promotes recovery from stroke and dementia in mice
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Science Translational Medicine A one-time injection of an experimental stem cell therapy can repair brain damage and improve memory...
Antibiotics protect apples from fire blight, but do they destroy the native microbiome?
Credit: Anna Wallis Like humans, certain plants are treated with antibiotics to ward off pathogens and protect the host. Saving millions, antibiotics are one of...
Early Neolithic farmers modified the reproductive cycle of sheep
Over 7,500 years ago early farmers set down the foundations of livestock strategies that persist todayCredit: Alejandro Sierra The results, exceptional first time evidence of...
New evidence shows important seabird nutrients reach coral reefs after rat eradication
Scientists have provided the first evidence to show that eradicating rats from tropical islands effects not just the biodiversity on the islands, but also the...
Scientists capture first ever image of an electron’s orbit within an exciton
A revolutionary technique gives scientists an unparalleled close-up view inside fleeting particles called excitonsCredit: OIST In a world-first, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science...
‘Ice cube tray’ scaffold is next step in returning sight to injured retinas
Credit: Ma Lab MADISON, Wis. -- Tens of millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases like macular degeneration or have had accidents that permanently...
Cracking the code of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Artificial Intelligence tools enable researchers to 'shake hands' with ancient scribesCredit: Maruf A. Dhali, University of Groningen The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered some seventy years...
Lighting it up: Fast material manipulation through a laser
Credit: © Beaulieu Making the speed of electronic technology as fast as possible is a central aim of contemporary materials research. The key components of...
Monkeys are less cuddly with each other when dealing with an infection, study finds
Credit: Purdue University photo/Brandi Wren Brandi Wren was studying social distancing and infections before masking tape marks appeared on the grocery store floor and plastic...
Scientists find CO2-rich liquid water in ancient meteorite
Scientists detect small pockets of carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in a meteorite dating from the early solar systemCredit: Dr. Akira Tsuchiyama from Ritsumeikan University Water...
Mechanical engineers develop new high-performance artificial muscle technology
'Cavatappi' artificial muscles, based on shape of Italian pasta, exhibit specific work and power metrics ten and five times higher than human skeletal muscles, respectively,...
A “finger phantom” to train treatment of trigger finger using ultrasound guidance
This 3D-printed anatomical finger model is a low-cost ultrasound training tool for procedural guidance in corticosteroid injections.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Treatment of an injured...
A growing problem of ‘deepfake geography’: How AI falsifies satellite images
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