Desert bighorn sheep are crossing Interstate 40 in California
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Desert bighorn sheep are able to climb steep, rocky terrain with speed and agility. New research shows that they can cross a...
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Human encouragement might influence how dogs solve problems
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Human encouragement might influence how dogs solve problems, according to a new Oregon State University study. The study, published in the journal...
Colorado study suggests new combination treatment against relapsed head and neck cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The five-year survival rate for locally-advanced head and neck cancer is only 46 percent, even with treatments including surgery,...
UC Riverside neuroscientist receives Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in neuroscience
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Hongdian Yang, whose research focuses on neural circuit mechanisms underlying sensory perception, has received a Klingenstein-Simons Fellows..
How plants work on the inside
Credit: Photo: C. Schwechheimer/ TUM Vascular tissue in plants distributes water and nutrients, thereby ensuring constant growth. Each newly developed cell needs to develop into...
Organic insect deterrent for agriculture
Credit: Wolfgang Mischko / TUM Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other beneficial insects, as well as...
Scientists see inner workings of enzyme telomerase, which plays key roles in aging, cancer
Credit: Juli Feigon, et al./UCLA/Cell Cancer, aging-related diseases and other illnesses are closely tied to an important enzyme called "telomerase." UCLA researchers report in the...
Excess zinc in muscles contributes to wasting syndrome in cancer
NEW YORK, NY (June 6, 2018)--It's estimated that nearly one-third of all cancer deaths are caused not by the cancer itself but by cachexia--a debilitating...
Camouflaged plants use the same tricks as animals
Credit: Yang Niu Plants use many of the same methods as animals to camouflage themselves, a new study shows. Research on plant camouflage is limited...
A common electronic language for magnetic resonance
Scientists working in the field of organic chemistry are always looking for new molecules that are created and studied using magnetic resonance. The standards used...
Salt Lake’s light rail trains are air quality sleuths
The light rail network in the Salt Lake City area already does a lot to improve air quality - its three lines move more than...
Inexpensive detector is like ‘Velcro®’ for cancer cells
(American Chemical Society) Researchers have developed a new type of sensor that acts like Velcro® for prostate cancer cells, sticking them to a modified frosted...
Disaster recovery requires rebuilding livelihoods
Credit: Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability The short-term losses people suffer when natural disasters strike can turn into long-term poverty if...
New centre to build wine industry’s competitive edge
Defining Australian wines' unique flavours, making vines more robust, defeating disease and introducing more innovation to winemaking are among the key goals of a new...
Study examines how pathogens affect bird migration
Whether long-distance animal migration facilitates or hampers pathogen transmission depends on how infections affect the routes and timing of migrating hosts. In a Journal of...
