Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic
Credit: NOAA Scientists have uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by certain ...
In dangerous fungal family’s befriending of plants, a story of loss
Credit: Jacqueline Hess MADISON - If Lewis Carroll had described in detail the mushroom Alice nibbles in Wonderland to shrink ...
Natto, the stinky, slimy soybean snack (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2018 -- Natto, a food made from fermented soybeans, often turns off ...
Steelhead life cycle linked to environment, pink salmon abundance
Credit: Colin Bailey, SFU A Simon Fraser University study has found that steelhead trout have a remarkable life-cycle variation that ...
Hidden health problems can appear up to two years after elective hip surgeries
DURHAM, N.C. - Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of patients reported troubling new ...
Cancer hijacks the microbiome to glut itself on glucose
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the form ...
How Sacred Ibis mummies provided the first test of evolution
Credit: Christiaan Kooyman, Wikimedia A debate over mummified birds brought to France after Napoleon's conquest of Egypt played a central ...
Chinese researchers discover how bird feathers resist tearing
Credit: TIPC Chinese researchers have discovered and characterized a sophisticated mechanism in bird feathers that enhances tear resistance, overturning a ...
‘Bin chicken’ plays unique role in story of evolution
Credit: Creative Commons A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered how a French scientist and ibis researcher conducted the first ...
New insights into the structure of a killer protein
Credit: RUB, Kramer Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Tübingen have gained new insights into the structure of ...
Green mango peel: A slick solution for oil-contaminated soils
Nanoparticles derived from green mango peel could be the key to remediating oil sludge in contaminated soil according to new ...
Global study finds taller plant species taking over as mountains and the Arctic warm
Credit: Courtesy David Hik A study by more than 100 global researchers is linking the effects of climate change to ...
Clinical grade hardware and AI companies partner to develop biomarkers of aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, September 28th, 2018, Rockville, MD. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in ...
Search for groundwater in the ocean
25 September 2018/Kiel/Valetta. Scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the University of Malta (UM) will be ...
Ice-free corridor sustained Arctic marine life during last Ice Age
Credit: Photo: M. Forwick Scientists from Norway and the UK have shown that, 20.000 years ago, Arctic sea ice in ...
Scientists created proteins controlled by light
Credit: Aleksandr Mishin Researchers developed fluorescent proteins that can be controlled by orange and green light. These proteins will help ...
Neglected baby beetles evolve greater self-reliance
Credit: tomhouslay.com In gardens, parks and woods across the UK, the Sexton burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides quietly buries dead mice ...
How some algae may survive climate change
Credit: Susanne Ruemmele Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats ...
Observing the development of a deep-sea greenhouse gas filter
Credit: MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen Large quantities of the greenhouse gas methane are stored ...
New book looks at dealing with critical risks from climate change beyond adaptation limits
A new book edited by researchers at IIASA, the London School of Economics (LSE) and Deltares looks at the research, ...
