The lady’s ape: Extinct gibbon discovered in royal ancient Chinese tomb
A new genus and species of gibbon has been identified in the most unexpected of places - interred in the tomb of an ancient Chinese...
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Hundreds of thousands of genomes shed light on psychiatric disorders
A massive undertaking by the Brainstorm Consortium to analyze the genomes of nearly 900,000 people has revealed important insights into the genetic overlap among some...
Three new species and important taxonomic insights featured in PhytoKeys issue 100
Credit: Chatan W, et al. Eight years, more than 500 articles and no less 13 000 pages since its launch, Pensoft's flagship botanical title Phytokeys,...
NSF funds Natural History Museum of Utah, College of Ed to develop online curriculum
Credit: NHMU/Alex Goodlett The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant with total funding expected to reach $1.3 million this month to the Natural...
New study finds US oil & gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than estimated
Credit: Jeff Peischl/CIRES and NOAA The U.S. oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its operations...
Zebrafish’s near 360 degree UV-vision knocks stripes off Google Street View
Credit: University of Sussex Tiny freshwater fish have a view of the world that blows Google Street View out of the water - using different...
Watch: Insects also migrate using the Earth’s magnetic field
A major international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has proven for the first time that certain nocturnally migrating insects can explore...
New World Atlas of Desertification shows unprecedented pressure on planet’s resources
Credit: 2018, EU On 21 June 2018, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission published a new edition of the World Atlas of Desertification,...
New guide for using mechanical stimulation to improve tissue-engineered cartilage
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 20, 2018--Tissue-engineered articular cartilage (AC) for repairing cartilage damaged by trauma or disease can be...
Researchers engineer bacteria to exhibit stochastic Turing patterns
Credit: D. Karig, K. M. Martini, T. Lu, N. DeLateur, N. Goldenfeld, R. Weiss. How did the zebra get its stripes, or the leopard its...
Two new species and important taxonomic insights featured in PhytoKeys issue 100
Credit: Chatan W, et al. Eight years, more than 500 articles and no less 13 000 pages since its launch, Pensoft's flagship botanical title Phytokeys,...
Researchers solve major challenge in mass production of low-cost solar cells
BROOKLYN, New York, Thursday, June 21, 2018 - An international team of university researchers today reports solving a major fabrication challenge for perovskite cells --...
Is increased BMI associated with reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer?
Bottom Line: Higher body mass index (BMI), especially in early adulthood, may be associated with reduced risk for premenopausal breast cancer. Why The Research Is...
New funding to UC Riverside to significantly boost cancer, ALS research
Credit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Maurizio Pellecchia, who holds the Daniel Hays Chair in Cancer Research at the University of California, Riverside, has received...
Tumor suppressor protein plays key role in suppressing infections
Credit: Amit Tuli Researchers have found that a previously uncharacterized tumor-suppressor protein plays an important role in the functioning of the immune system. The study,...
