A genetic map for maize
Researchers uncover the genetics of how corn can adapt faster to new climatesCredit: University of Delaware Maize is a staple food all over the world....
NEWS INDEX
Lipid signaling from beta cells can potentiate an inflammatory macrophage polarization
This suggests the possibility of cross-talk that heightens pathogenesis in Type 1 diabetesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Do the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas...
Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away
A mere four glial cells in roundworm perk up stress response in periphery, doubling lifespanCredit: Ashley Frakes, UC Berkeley While many of us worry about...
For weight-loss surgery patients who quit smoking, relapse is common
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 21, 2020 - Although 1 in 7 adults smoke cigarettes the year prior to undergoing weight-loss surgery, nearly all successfully quit...
Fossils help identify a lone ‘bright spot’ in a similar state to coral reefs before human impact
Credit: Aaron O'Dea Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) discovered a massive, 7,000-year-old fossilized coral reef near the institute's Bocas del Toro Research...
Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador’s biodiversity during the Cretaceous
McGill researchers discovery a new species of hairy cicadaCredit: Alexandre V. Demers-Potvin A fossilised insect wing discovered in an abandoned mine in Labrador has led...
A little good is good enough — excuses and ‘indulgence effects’ in consumption
KIT study shows that a single ethical improvement is sufficient to no longer consider other aspects in purchasing and justify immoral behaviorCredit: Photo: Riccardo Prevete,...
Frozen bird turns out to be 46,000-year-old horned lark
Credit: Love Dalén Scientists have recovered DNA from a well-preserved horned lark found in Siberian permafrost. The results can contribute to explaining the evolution of...
Where is the greatest risk to our mineral resource supplies?
New USGS report estimates which mineral commodities important to american manufacturing are at greatest risk to supply disruptionCredit: Scott Horvath, USGS Policymakers and the U.S....
Greener spring, warmer air
Credit: Gengsuo Jia Advanced leaf-out, or early sprouting and opening leaves, is a direct response to climate change. In northern hemisphere, leaf-out has advanced at...
Opportunity blows for offshore wind in China
Offshore wind farms could power much of coastal ChinaCredit: Harvard SEAS Under the Paris Climate Agreement, China committed to rely on renewable resources for 20...
Navy gains a competitive edge with research into biological ocean swarms
Credit: (U.S Navy photo, Brad Penta) STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Tiny and frightening-looking creatures lurking throughout our world's oceans can wreak havoc on Navy...
The strategy of cells to deal with the accumulation of misfolded proteins is identified
In the paper, published in the journal Cell Reports, the Schizosaccharomyces pombe yeast model has been used to investigate the protein quality control processCredit: Margarita...
How earthquakes deform gravity
New algorithm raises hope for innovative earthquake early warning systemsCredit: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 536, Zhang et al. 2020, „Prompt elasto-gravity signals (PEGS)...
Scientists crack the mystery of liquid light interactions in organic materials, laying the ground
Credit: Skoltech A team of scientists from the Hybrid Photonics Laboratory at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and the University of Sheffield...
