Social interactions impact climate change predictions, U of G study reveals
In a first-ever study measuring the impact of social behavior on climate change predictions, researchers found social processes, such as news your friend switched to...
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What’s fair game on the high seas?
Sonar innovation could single out sustainable tuna species from afarCredit: International Seafood Sustainability Foundation WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 6 -- Sustainability-driven new research could one day...
Elasmobranches getting slammed
Credit: Benaya Simeon Elasmobranches - sharks, rays, and skates - are at an elevated risk of extinction due to overfishing, and Indonesia is a global...
Are penguins righties or lefties?
Credit: Julie larsen Maher/WCS Researchers in Punta Tombo, Argentina conducted a study to see whether Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) showed lateralization (handedness) in their behaviors...
Robotic surgery for throat cancer not superior to radiation therapy, study finds
Results from world first trial could influence treatment decisions for patients with oropharyngeal cancerCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - In 2012, scientists at...
Special issue: Organoids open frontiers in biomedicine, as design challenges are addressed
A Special Issue of Science featuring four Reviews illuminates ways in which organoid technology is opening up frontiers of research in biomedicine, allowing for the...
Researchers spot mutations that crop up in normal cells as we age
Analyzing RNA sequencing data pinpoints 'somatic clones,' including some harboring cancer mutations, in many types of normal tissue Cell division is not perfect. As we...
Researchers uncover a new obstacle to effective accelerator beams
Credit: Gailing Yue High-energy ion beams -- laser-like beams of atomic particles fired through accelerators -- have applications that range from inertial confinement fusion to...
LGBT-identifying females are at increased risk of substance use in early adolescence
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Females who identify as sexual minorities face an increased risk of substance use that shows up as early as age 13, suggesting...
Clemson researchers gain ground in the race to cure widespread parasitic infection
Faculty-led team from Clemson University unveils new findingsCredit: College of Science / Jim Melvin CLEMSON, South Carolina - A faculty-led team of graduate and undergraduate...
Are American Zika strains more virulent than Pacific and Asian strains?
Credit: Shigeru Tajima, CC BY 4.0 Over recent years, Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread eastward from Africa and Asia, leading to an epidemic in the...
Study provides new insight into origin of Canadian Rockies
New research from University of Alberta scientists suggests the mountains formed in a westward collision event more than 100 million years ago The Canadian Rocky...
Understanding the (ultra-small) structure of silicon nanocrystals
University of Alberta chemists discover new information about structure of silicon nanocrystalsCredit: Haoyang (Emmett) Yu New research provides insight into the structure of silicon nanocrystals,...
Proteasome inhibitors show promise for drug-resistant malaria
Credit: Stokes, et al. (2019) Proteasome inhibitors have significant promise as components of novel combination therapies to treat multidrug-resistant malaria, according to a study published...
Is sex primarily a strategy against transmissible cancer?
Credit: One of the greatest enigmas of evolutionary biology is that while sex is the dominant mode of reproduction among multicellular organisms, asexual reproduction appears...
