Ancient dog cancer still around today after 10,000 years
Dogs have been man's best friend for more than 10,000 years, but a new study shows it has been a doggone tough road to get...
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Study finds new brain pathway for escaping predators
Credit: The University of Queensland How the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators has been determined by researchers at the University of Queensland. School...
New target in certain leukemias discovered, could be treated with existing drug
CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have discovered a target in several types of leukemia...
Spiders go ballooning on electric fields
Credit: Michael Hutchinson The aerodynamic capabilities of spiders have intrigued scientists for hundreds of years. Charles Darwin himself mused over how hundreds of the creatures...
Exposure of hummingbirds and bumble bees to pesticides
New research reveals that hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex. The findings...
Study examines salmon poisoning disease in grizzly bears
Salmon in the northwestern continental US often carry a fluke containing bacteria that can produce a deadly disease in bears called salmon poisoning disease (SPD)....
When rabbits and hares are introduced to new areas: Factors to consider
Throughout history, humans have deliberately translocated rabbits and hares (leporids) around the world, so they now occupy every continent (except Antarctica). A new Mammal Review...
Biorefineries will have only minimal effects on wood products and feedstocks markets
A new report from researchers from IIASA, Luleå University of Technology (LTU), and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden has shown that more biorefineries, which produce...
NTU spin-off launches Singapore’s first 3D-printing plant for water filtration membranes
Credit: NTU Singapore Nano Sun, a water technology start-up founded by a scientist from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has launched a 3D-printing facility...
New wasp species with a giant stinger discovered in Amazonia
Credit: Kari Kaunisto Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon which has an exceptionally large stinger...
Data-sharing website may speed the response to new illegal drugs
Credit: German Federal Police (BKA) The drug overdose epidemic currently gripping the nation is so tenacious in part because it's being driven by fentanyl, a...
Potential new drug for two life-threatening diseases
Derived from nature, a potential new drug to treat two life-threatening tropical diseases has been discovered as a result of collaboration between two Welsh universities....
Revving up innate control of viral infection requires a three-cell ignition
(PHILADELPHIA) -- One of the most important cell types for controlling certain viral infections are natural killer (NK) cells. As part of the innate and...
£2 million awarded to fight disease in East Africa
(University of Warwick) The University of Warwick has been awarded £2 million to tackle the spread of viruses in East Africa.
Described 28 years post collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation
Credit: Alice R. Tangerini Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only to find out its prospects...
