Climate change broadens threat of emerald ash borer
More Canadian cities will experience damage from the emerald ash borer than previously thought. As a result of climate change and fewer days of extreme...
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How immune cells kill bacteria with acid
Credit: CeMM/Ruth Eichner The first line of immune defense against invading pathogens like bacteria are macrophages, immune cells that engulf every foreign object that crosses...
Climate change in Quebec equals a much greater diversity of species?
Credit: Jacques Larivée A team of researchers believe that, paradoxically, climate change may result in Quebec's national and provincial parks becoming biodiversity refuges of continental...
Petry finds missing ingredient to spark the fireworks of life
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers Most people can name at least a few bones of the human body, but not many know about the cytoskeleton...
Photosynthesis involves a protein ‘piston’
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Plants convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen by photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is thus integral to life as we...
After 60 years, Isle Royale continues world’s longest predator-prey study
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech Researchers from Michigan Technological University have released the annual Winter Study report detailing updates on the ecology of Isle Royale National...
UBC Okanagan researchers develop faster test for cannabis quality
With the coming legalization of cannabis in Canada, producers are increasingly looking for quick and accurate means of determining the potency and quality of their...
A new system is designed that improves the quality of frozen horse sperm
Cryopreservation is a freezing method that stores spermatozoa to be used for reproduction. Although it is a widespread process, its main issue is the ice...
Ancient human remains and a mystery unearthed by ANU archaeologist
Credit: (c)SEKAS An archaeologist from The Australian National University (ANU) has hailed her excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in south west England a...
Innovative light-delivery technique improves biosensors
Credit: Qinghai Song, Harbin Institute of Technology in China WASHINGTON -- There is a continuing need for practical chip-based sensors that can be used at...
Explaining the history of Australia’s vegetation
Credit: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) University of Adelaide-led research has uncovered the history of when and why the native vegetation that today dominates much...
New study could improve monitoring of tropical trees in face of climate change
Credit: University of Stirling Experts have challenged the principle that tropical ecosystems are aseasonal - after discovering regular cycles in fruiting, flowering and leafing in...
The survival of sea birds affected by ocean cycles
Credit: Jennifer Howard Several ocean cycles, such as the El Niño phenomenon, occur in the Pacific ocean and have climatic repercussions around the globe (e.g....
Advanced materials: processing glass like a polymer
Credit: Markus Breig, KIT Pure quartz glass is highly transparent and resistant to thermal, physical, and chemical impacts. These are optimum prerequisites for use in...
Feeding habits of ancient elephants uncovered from grass fragments stuck in their teeth
Credit: Wu Yan, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing A new study, led by scientists at the Institute of Vertebrate...
