Fungus provides powerful medicine in fighting honey bee viruses
Credit: Scott Weybright, Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper...
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New analysis shows seagrass meadows in Guam have decreased by 22 percent
As the oceans warm and humans migrate to or grow in numbers in coastal areas of the world, scientists are increasingly keeping an eye on...
Malaria parasites adapt to mosquito feeding times, study shows
Credit: Sinclair Stammers and Sarah Reece Malaria parasites have evolved to be most infectious at the time of day when mosquitoes feed, to maximise the...
First evidence of fatal infection of white-tailed sea eagles with avian influenza
Credit: Oliver Krone (Leibniz-IZW) The most common unnatural causes of death in white-tailed sea eagles are lead poisoning and collisions with trains. During the winter...
World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General urges for closer collaboration
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The LUI Che Woo Prize - Prize for World Civilisation and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today co-hosted...
Pyramid-shaped brain cells provide algorithm for us to recognize, categorize food
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 4, 2018) - Brain regions best known for recognizing the potential horror of a hurricane...
Primary tropical forests are best but regrowing forests are also vital to biodiversity
Credit: Alexander C Lees: Manchester Metropolitan University Even after 40 years of recovery, secondary forests remain species and carbon-poor compared to undisturbed primary forests, a...
High-tech observations for food security
Oct. 4, 2018--Satellites and other remote technology are able to gather information as varied as soil moisture, crop yields, and growing conditions. How will this...
Mouse study mirrors human findings that link chemotherapy and APOE4 to cognitive issues
The research, led by Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) investigators and published in Neurotoxicity Research, complements findings from another GUMC-led study, published Oct. 3, that...
What you can’t see can hurt you
Credit: University of Utah College of Engineering Oct. 9, 2018 -- You can't see nasty microscopic air pollutants in your home, but what if you...
25 UK species’ genomes sequenced for first time
The genomes of 25 UK species* have been read for the first time by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators**. The 25...
Facebook status: sick. How people use the internet to cope with illness
When a person is diagnosed with a serious illness, he or she may seek support from a variety of sources: friends, family, support groups, medical...
Sequencing RNA in 20,000 Cardiac cells reveals insights into heart development and disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists using a powerful new technology that sequences RNA in 20,000 individual cell nuclei have uncovered new insights into biological...
UM earns $10 million contract to develop universal flu vaccine
Credit: University of Montana MISSOULA - The National Institutes of Health have awarded a $10 million contract to the University of Montana to develop a...
AI could predict cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer’s disease in the next 5 years
A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer's disease. Dr....
