Growing noise in the ocean can cause dolphins to change their calls
SOLOMONS, MD (October 24, 2018)--Noise levels in the world's oceans are on the rise, but little is known about its impact on marine mammals like...
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New Caledonian crows can create compound tools
Credit: Alice Auersperg The new study, published today in Scientific Reports, shows that these birds can create long-reaching tools out of short combinable parts -...
Wood sponge soaks up oil from water (video)
Sponges made from wood can selectively absorb oil, and then be squeezed out for reuse. Watch this Headline Science video here.... view more Credit: American...
BASF licenses CRISPR-Cpf1 from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Credit: BASF RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, October 24, 2018 - BASF has attained a global, non-exclusive licensing agreement with the Broad Institute of MIT and...
Giant flying squirrel fossil from a Barcelona landfill clarifies the squirrel family tree
Credit: Oscar Sanisidro LAWRENCE -- In 2002, a team of scientists unearthed mysterious fossil remains in a landfill in Catalonia, Spain. At first, researchers supposed...
Air pollution leads to millions of ER visits for asthma attacks worldwide
Credit: Susan C. Anenberg/GW Milken Institute School of Public Health WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 24, 2018)-- Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room (ER)...
Breeding beans that resist weevils
Credit: Martin Cooper Beans are awesome. They are packed with nutrients and are high in protein. They can grow in many different environments. They help...
New study uncovers the interaction of calcium channels
Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) A research team led by DGIST Professor Byung-Chang Suh at the Department of Brain and Cognitive...
Normal function of ALS and dementia linked gene determined for the first time
The normal function of a gene associated with the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has been determined for the first...
Air pollution and noise increase risk for heart attacks
Credit: Jana Sönksen / Swiss TPH Where air pollution is high, the level of transportation noise is usually also elevated. Not only air pollution negatively...
Mathematicians propose new hunting model to save rhinos and whales from extinction
Mathematicians have created a new model - of a variety commonly found in the world of finance - to show how to harvest a species...
Brain-eating amoebae halted by silver nanoparticles
Halloween is just around the corner, and some people will celebrate by watching scary movies about brain-eating zombies. But even more frightening are real-life parasites...
Largest census of cancer genes to help understand drug targets
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have created the first comprehensive summary of all genes known to be involved in human cancer, the "Cancer Gene...
How people power can track alien species — Study
Credit: Please credit Nick Greatorex Davies New research published in the Nature journal Scientific Data shows how the public can play a vital role in...
2018 NCRI Cancer Conference
2018 NCRI Cancer Conference - the UK's largest cancer conference is only a few weeks away. It will take place from Sunday 4 to Tuesday...
