Dance of the honey bee reveals fondness for strawberries
Research team led by the University of Göttingen investigates foraging behavior in agricultural landscapesCredit: Svenja Bänsch, University of Göttingen Bees are pollinators of many wild...
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Deciphering the sugar code
Researchers discover vaccine to strengthen the immune system of plantsCredit: Sruthi Sreekumar Like animals and humans, plants possess a kind of immune system. It can...
Nano-thin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper
New touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it can be rolled up like a tubeCredit: RMIT University Researchers...
More than 40% of status epilepticus patients suffer adverse outcomes
Mortality risk can be estimated already in the emergency roomCredit: Reetta Kälviäinen A new study published in Seizure gives insight into the short-term outcome of...
Cell-phone-sized device that stimulates nerve in neck may prevent migraine
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University If your bank account balance looks nail-bitingly low and you won't get paid for days, you might agonize over every...
The regulators active during iron deficiency
Botany: publication in Plant PhysiologyCredit: HHU / Birte Schwarz When a plant is lacking important nutrients, it cannot simply move to another location where it...
Stanford researchers conduct census of cell surface proteins
Credit: Liqun Luo Stanford scientists have completed the first global census of diverse proteins sprouting tree-like from the outer membrane of a cell. These cell...
New species of Allosaurus discovered in Utah
Credit: Todd Marshall A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Paleontologists unearthed the first specimen...
Marburg virus found in Sierra Leone bats
Credit: Brian Bird/UC Davis One Health Institute Scientists have detected Marburg virus in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the first time the deadly virus...
Brain-cell helpers powered by norepinephrine during fear-memory formation
Credit: RIKEN A sustained state of vigilance will generate a different type of memory than a momentary startle, and these differences are linked to distinct...
Researchers obtain ‘high-definition’ view of diabetes-related proteins
Credit: University of Birmingham Scientists have examined a key receptor for the first time at high resolution - broadening understanding of how it might function,...
Why eating yogurt may help lessen the risk of breast cancer
Credit: Lancaster University One of the causes of breast cancer may be inflammation triggered by harmful bacteria say researchers. Scientists say their idea- as yet...
Maglab scientists capture molecular maps of animal tissue with unprecedented detail
Credit: Stephen Bilenky We've all heard, and seen, how a picture paints a thousand words. Now, in a scientific twist on that saying, researchers at...
UTA aerospace engineer exploring possibility of hypersonic passenger, cargo planes
Finding ways to faster flightCredit: UT Arlington The idea of speeding through the atmosphere at many times the speed of sound carries great appeal for...
Weight loss and health improvements with Mediterranean, fasting & paleo diets
Credit: Dr. Michelle Jospe There were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets, though...
