Steelhead life cycle linked to environment, pink salmon abundance
Credit: Colin Bailey, SFU A Simon Fraser University study has found that steelhead trout have a remarkable life-cycle variation that responds to changes in temperature...
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Hidden health problems can appear up to two years after elective hip surgeries
DURHAM, N.C. - Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of patients reported troubling new health issues ranging from sleep...
Cancer hijacks the microbiome to glut itself on glucose
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the form of glucose, in fact consuming...
How Sacred Ibis mummies provided the first test of evolution
Credit: Christiaan Kooyman, Wikimedia A debate over mummified birds brought to France after Napoleon's conquest of Egypt played a central role in delaying acceptance of...
Chinese researchers discover how bird feathers resist tearing
Credit: TIPC Chinese researchers have discovered and characterized a sophisticated mechanism in bird feathers that enhances tear resistance, overturning a centuries-old explanation of how bird...
‘Bin chicken’ plays unique role in story of evolution
Credit: Creative Commons A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered how a French scientist and ibis researcher conducted the first test of evolution more than...
New insights into the structure of a killer protein
Credit: RUB, Kramer Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Tübingen have gained new insights into the structure of the killer protein Bax. The...
Green mango peel: A slick solution for oil-contaminated soils
Nanoparticles derived from green mango peel could be the key to remediating oil sludge in contaminated soil according to new research from the University of...
Global study finds taller plant species taking over as mountains and the Arctic warm
Credit: Courtesy David Hik A study by more than 100 global researchers is linking the effects of climate change to new and taller plant species...
Clinical grade hardware and AI companies partner to develop biomarkers of aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, September 28th, 2018, Rockville, MD. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. On the eve...
Search for groundwater in the ocean
25 September 2018/Kiel/Valetta. Scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the University of Malta (UM) will be joining forces to carry out...
Ice-free corridor sustained Arctic marine life during last Ice Age
Credit: Photo: M. Forwick Scientists from Norway and the UK have shown that, 20.000 years ago, Arctic sea ice in the winter covered more than...
Scientists created proteins controlled by light
Credit: Aleksandr Mishin Researchers developed fluorescent proteins that can be controlled by orange and green light. These proteins will help to study processes in living...
Neglected baby beetles evolve greater self-reliance
Credit: tomhouslay.com In gardens, parks and woods across the UK, the Sexton burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides quietly buries dead mice and other small vertebrates to...
How some algae may survive climate change
Credit: Susanne Ruemmele Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats are expected to survive climate...
