Industrial fisheries are starving seabirds all around the world
Credit: Photo by David Grémillet. Industrial fisheries are starving seabirds like penguins and terns by competing for the same prey sources, new research from the...
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Could algae that are 'poor-providers' help corals come back after bleaching?
How much of the ability of a coral reef to withstand stressful conditions is influenced by the type of algae that the corals hosts?Credit: Arthur...
Parrot genome analysis reveals mutations favoring longevity and cognition
Credit: Glaucia Seixas, https://bluefrontedamazonproject.wordpress.com A genome analysis of traits in parrots and 26 other bird species revealed that parrots and other long-lived birds share high...
UA receives $1.2 million NIH grant to use AI to restore movement in paralyzed limbs
Credit: UA College of Medicine - Tucson Scientists now know that the brain controls movement in people by signaling groups of neurons to tell the...
UK consortium to combat serious threat to plant health
Credit: Dr. Steven White (CEH) https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/steven-white The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Right Honourable Lord Henley, has announced funding for a major bacterial plant diseases research...
An ancient strain of plague may have led to the decline of Neolithic Europeans
Credit: Karl-Göran Sjögren / University of Gothenburg A team of researchers from France, Sweden, and Denmark have identified a new strain of Yersinia pestis, the...
Putting the brakes on tumor stealth
Credit: Monash University New research undertaken at Monash University has shed new light on how some cancers are able to escape our immune system. The...
Why Antarctic fish don't freeze to death (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2018 -- The notothenioid fishes that inhabit the Antarctic Ocean have evolved an unusual adaptation to living...
Profiling a killer in warm blood
Israeli scientists and physicians develop a new technology for profiling the unique genetic makeup of myeloma tumor cells that will allow better diagnosis and treatmentCredit:...
Scientists to produce anti-cancer drugs in yeast
New UN rules avert the production of therapeutic drugs formulated on naturally occurring plant molecules. A new research project will rescue the production by producing...
Another Medical cold case cracked by the MUHC's 'Dr. House'
Team of RI-MUHC researchers discover new disease and its genetic cause in Quebec patient as 'Bubble Boy' symptoms discovered in adults for first timeCredit: RI-MUHC...
Fighting smog supports solar power
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory The air in Beijing is often very bad. The city sinks under a brown cover made of exhaust gases from industry,...
New approach helps mitigating the effect of climate change on sea turtles
Credit: Swansea University New research has reported effective conservation strategies that can mitigate the impacts of climate warming on sea turtle nesting success. In the...
Glutamate receptor affects the development of brain cells after birth
Credit: RUB, Marquard Whenever we learn or save information, the so-called ionotropic glutamate receptors play a crucial role in the brain. These receptors are proteins...
Why Tehran is sinking dangerously
Satellite data show over-extraction of water threatens Iranian capitalCredit: Mahmud Haghshenas Haghighi and Mahdi Motagh, GFZ Iran has a water problem. The reserves in many...
