Handheld probe images photoreceptors in children
Credit: Theodore DuBose DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants. The...
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National Academies announce winners of 2018 Communication Awards
WASHINGTON -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the recipients of the 2018 Communication Awards. Supported by the W.M. Keck Foundation...
Research reveals gene regulation can be digital and stochastic
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Every cell in our body has the same set of genes, or genome, and can potentially become any type of...
Wiley and The Royal Entomological Society announce publishing partnership renewal
John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) and The Royal Entomological Society are proud to announce the renewal of their publishing agreement and continued commitment...
New study highlights shark protections, vulnerability to fishing
Credit: Neil Hammerschlag, Ph.D., University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--A new analysis shows that the habitats of three shark species...
Algal blooms a threat to small lakes and ponds, too
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Harmful algae isn't just a problem for high-profile bodies of water - it poses serious, toxic threats in small ponds and lakes...
Two new truffle species discovered in Florida pecan orchards
Credit: Photo courtesy of Rosanne Healy GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two new species of truffles were recently discovered on the roots of pecan trees in Florida...
Discovery of two new Chinese dinosaurs by international research team
Credit: Professor Jonah Choiniere Professor Jonah Choiniere from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa was a leading member of the team and is...
How did alvarezsaurian dinosaurs evolve monodactyl hand?
Credit: SHI Aijuan Digit reduction occurs many times in tetrapod evolution, and the most famous example is the 'horse series' of North America. An international...
Smartphones may be used to better predict the weather
Flash floods occur with little warning. Earlier this year, a flash flood that struck Ellicott City, MD, demolished the main street, swept away parked cars,...
Researchers develop novel process to 3D print one of the strongest materials on Earth
Credit: Virginia Tech Researchers from Virginia Tech and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a novel way to 3D print complex objects of one of...
Why are tropical forests so diverse? New study examines role of ‘natural enemies’
Ecologists have long struggled to explain why tropical forests have so many different species of trees. One dominant theory to emerge contends that each plant...
Scientists find link between water pollution and morbidity in Murmansk region
Researchers at the Institute of Ecology at the Higher School of Economics, together with other Russian researchers, have discovered that drinking water in lakes in...
UBC researchers unlock secrets of plant development
Credit: Geoffrey Wasteneys/UBC University of British Columbia researchers have discovered an internal messaging system that plants use to manage the growth and division of their...
A world on fire
Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The world is on fire. Or so it appears in this image...
