How learning about fish can help us save the Amazon rainforest
High fish diversity is a good indicator of forest healthCredit: Courtesy of Lesley de Souza, Field Museum. Think of the Amazon, and you probably think...
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Energized by enzymes — nature’s catalysts
Join us at #AAASmtg, Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST, Room 608, Washington State Convention CenterCredit: Joe Laureanti, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory With...
The paradox of dormancy: Why sleep when you can eat?
Credit: Image by Dieter Ebert, reproduced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Why do predators sometimes lay dormant eggs --...
Solar wind samples suggest new physics of massive solar ejections
Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory/ AIA A new study led by the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa has helped refine understanding of the amount...
For evolutionary study finds rare bats in decline, CCNY research
Credit: Photo credit: Skanda de Saram. A study led by Susan Tsang, a former Fulbright Research Fellow from The City College of New York, reveals...
CDI laboratory explores pathway to open up blood cancer treatments
The paper in Nature Communications could mean better treatment for leukemia, among other cancersCredit: Hackensack Meridian Health February 12, 2020, Nutley, NJ - Reversing runaway...
Novel formulation permits use of toxin from rattlesnake venom to treat chronic pain
Researchers Butantan Institute succeeded in reducing the toxicity and potentiating the analgesic effect of crotoxin by encapsulating it in nanostructured silica -- the results of...
NASA catches the re-birth of zombie tropical cyclone Francisco
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL The low-pressure area that had once been Tropical Cyclone Francisco has been lingering in the Southern Indian Ocean since Feb. 6 when...
Science snapshots: Dinosaur blood vessels, giant viruses, and antibiotic-building enzymes
Credit: Boatman et al. and Smithsonian Institute Berkeley Lab Helps Reveal How Dinosaur Blood Vessels Can Preserve Through the Ages -- By Aliyah Kovner A...
NSF CAREER award to measure air pollution with bicycle sensors
Credit: Emily Roediger for Virginia Tech When you walk or bike around your city or neighborhood, how do you choose your route? Does pollution factor...
A prescription for the pain of rejection: Acetaminophen and forgiveness
Research suggests the combination may alleviate the emotional and physical pains of being excludedCredit: UCLA Health Most everyone experiences the pain of social rejection at...
New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein found
Influenza NS1 can bind with the cell's RIG-I protein, blocking the innate immune responseCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Influenza is a deadly virus, with about...
NASA finds ex-Tropical Cyclone Uesi’s rains affecting New Zealand
Credit: NASA/NRL Although it is now an "ex-tropical cyclone," Uesi continues to generate some moderate rainfall, especially in its southern quadrant as it moves toward...
Key modifier identified in large genetic deletion related to neurodevelopmental disorders
Credit: Girirajan Laboratory, Penn State Neurodevelopmental disorders, including schizophrenia and autism, likely result from complex interactions that modify the effects of individual genes. In a...
Subtle decline in cognition predicts progression to Alzheimer’s pathology
Abnormal levels of beta-amyloid plaques in brain predict cognitive decline and higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but study also finds that cognitive performance predicts...
