Fish flip a unique genetic switch in warming seas
Credit: Moises Bernal 2020 Reef fish species uniquely respond to climate change, with some more vulnerable than others. Five Great Barrier Reef fish species each...
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New bat species discovered — cousins of the ones suspected in COVID-19
Credit: B.D. Patterson, Field Museum Bats play a huge but poorly understood role in humans' lives--they pollinate our crops, eat disease-carrying mosquitos, and carry diseases...
Scientists reveal how tuberculosis bacteria import vitamin B12 to grow
Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Researchers from Russia, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the U.S. have revealed the structure of the protein responsible for vitamin B12...
Research reveals a new malaria vaccine candidate
Credit: Kurtis Lab / Big Ocean PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy for combating malaria, a mosquito-borne parasite that claims nearly...
Specialized nerve cells increase the appetite for high-fat foods
Fat activates nociceptin neurons in the hypothalamus of miceCredit: MPI f. Metabolism Research High-calorie, energy-dense foods are constantly available in our modern society. Researchers at...
Finding genetic ripple effects in a single-cell environment
Scientists discover way to link gene mutations to disease-causing processesCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Although advances in genetics and genomics reveal numerous disease-associated gene mutations,...
Novel research on African bats pilots new ways in sharing and linking published data
Credit: B. D. Patterson / Field Museum Newly published findings about the phylogenetics and systematics of some previously known, but also other yet to be...
Spider combs tame unruly nanofibers (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Cribellate spiders spin thousands of tiny nanofibers into sticky threads. To keep from getting caught in their own webs, these spiders...
Sensor system identifies cause of alarm in hard-to-access industrial plants
Credit: Credit: Oliver Dietze When sensors embedded within industrial plants trigger an alarm at night, maintenance teams have to respond immediately. But there's always the...
A biological mechanism for depression
Location of a modified structural protein may identify depressed individualsCredit: UIC University of Illinois at Chicago researchers report that in depressed individuals there are increased...
Scientists uncover major cause of resistance in solid electrolytes
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Solid electrolyte materials consist of hundreds of thousands of small crystalline regions, called grains, with various orientations. The materials, used in...
The best things come in small packages
Successful application of a miniaturized instrument for carbon dioxide vertical observationsCredit: Pengfei Han Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and...
Windows will soon generate electricity, following solar cell breakthrough
Two square metres of solar window will do the same job as a standard rooftop solar panel, Australian researchers say.Credit: Dr Jae Choul Yu Semi-transparent...
ORNL’s Brian Post named SME Young Engineer of the Year
Credit: Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy. Brian Post, a researcher in large-scale additive manufacturing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has...
New study reveals life’s earliest evolution was more complicated than previously suspected
Credit: Credit: S. Shiobara, S. McGlynn, ELSI, CC BY 4.0 Biologists have long hoped to understand the nature of the earliest living organisms on Earth....
