Monarchs ride west coast winds: Proof of butterfly migration gathered
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - After five years and nearly 15,000 tagged butterflies, scientists now have proof that Monarch butterflies migrate from the Pacific Northwest...
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Skeleton formation in young corals documented for first time in multidisciplinary study
The skeleton formed by a coral plays a key role in the storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Previous studies have focused on the process by...
New catalyst upgrades carbon dioxide to fuels found by USTC
Credit: ZHUANG Taotao Liquid multi-carbon alcohols such as ethanol and n-propanol are desired as renewable transportation fuels. They offer high energy densities, ease of long-range...
New wasps named after Crocodile Dundee and Toblerone amongst 17 new genera and 29 species
Credit: Jose Fernandez-Triana A total of 17 new genera and 29 new species of parasitoid wasps were identified following a study into the material deposited...
The UAB to gather worldwide experts on degrowth and environmental justice
The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) will become a global hub of degrowth and environmental justice theories....
Concern over low vitamin D intakes among UK South Asians
Public health strategies are urgently required to tackle low intakes of vitamin D in the UK South-Asian population, finds a new study in the journal...
Simon Cherry, Ph.D., receives SNMMI 2018 Paul C. Aebersold Award in Nuclear Medicine Science
Credit: UC Davis, Davis, Calif. PHILADELPHIA - Simon R. Cherry, PhD, Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis, has been named the 2018 recipient...
Richard L. Wahl, M.D., receives SNMMI 2018 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
Credit: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO Richard L. Wahl, MD, FACNM, FACR, has been named this year's recipient of the Georg...
Researchers work toward systematic assessment of climate models
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences A research team based at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., has published the results of an international...
In the brain, dislike and dehumanization are not the same thing
During the past week, the news has brought us difficult images and sounds: Migrant and refugee children huddled in steel cages. Children and parents wailing...
WSU researchers establish new tool to study Cryptosporidium in healthy tissues
PULLMAN, WA - Washington State University researchers have developed a new approach for studying Cryptosporidium, a waterborne gastrointestinal parasite now recognized as one of the...
New technology transforming blood & stem cell collection
A new cord blood processing technology, Toticyte, developed by the UK's leading blood cord bank, Cells4life, has been launched to midwives and healthcare professionals. TotiCyte...
Youth need different approach to type 2 diabetes treatment
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado A major study has found that medicines used to treat diabetes in adults are not effective on youth. The researchers say...
Researchers discover a new type of lung cancer
Credit: Vakoc Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Researchers have discovered a new kind of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The discovery paves the way...
Salk Institute scientist Eiman Azim wins prestigious McKnight Scholar Award
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 25, 2018) Eiman Azim, an assistant professor in Salk's Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, has received a McKnight Scholar Award from the...
