Umea University researchers help Europe fight spread of Zika virus
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden help assess the risk that Zika will spread to Europe by describing the transmission season, areas at risk and...
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How plants grow like human brains
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (July 6, 2017) Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk scientists discovered that the mathematical...
Eye expressions offer a glimpse into the evolution of emotion
Credit: Cornell University New research by Adam Anderson, professor of human development at Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, reveals why the eyes offer a...
New species of terrestrial crab found climbing on trees in Hong Kong
Credit: Dr. Peter K. L. Ng A new species of terrestrial crab has been found to climb trees on the eastern coast of Hong Kong....
Brain’s hippocampal volume, social environment affect adolescent…
Credit: Jay Leek, UC Davis Research on depression in adolescents in recent years has focused on how the physical brain and social experiences interact. A...
The evolutionary origin of the gut
Credit: Sabrina Kaul-Strehlow, Patrick Steinmetz How did the gut, the skin and musculature evolve? This question concerns scientists for more than a century. Through the...
Risk assessment, for the birds
Every year, backyard songbirds across the United States make an arduous journey to warmer winter climes. They migrate hundreds of miles, occasionally braving tough terrain...
‘Mysterious’ non-protein-coding RNAs play important roles…
Credit: Laboratory of Shelley Berger, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -In cells, DNA is transcribed into RNAs that provide the molecular...
A new system to detect spinal deformity
Credit: Images: Hokkaido University/Noa Co., Ltd. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a symmetry-recognition system for the surface of the human back that can three-dimensionally detect...
Orange is the new green: How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forest
Credit: Photos courtesy of Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs PRINCETON, N.J.–In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto...
Scientists to study health of plant-bacteria symbiosis in California
Credit: Sachs lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Scientists at the University of California, Riverside and Oregon State University have received a grant of $1.24...
Canine distemper confirmed in Far Eastern leopard, world’s most endangered big cat
Credit: Land of the Leopard National Park VLADIVOSTOK, Russian Federation (Jan. 17, 2018) – The Far Eastern or Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is already...
‘Flying syringes’ could detect emerging infectious…
Credit: Franck Prugnolle Blood-sucking flies can act as 'flying syringes' to detect emerging infectious diseases in wild animals before they spread to humans, according to...
New species discovered in Antarctica
Credit: Photo provided by the National Institute of Polar Research A team of Japanese scientists has discovered a new species of polychaete, a type of...
MaxQ And Lighthouse Labs ready to ‘hack’ Toronto’s transportation…
TORONTO, CANADA – September 13, 2016: Toronto will be represented in the Climate-KIC Climathon, a global 24-hour climate change challenge organised simultaneously in major cities...
