Rivers carry plastic debris into the sea
Credit: Graphic: Susan Walter, UFZ In the meantime, minute plastic particles can be found in the water in virtually every sea and river. This constitutes...
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New imaging approach maps whole-brain changes from Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Credit: Jing Yuan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology WASHINGTON -- An estimated 5.5 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that...
UMass Amherst tick testing lab receives grant to study new disease
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Taking advantage of its special expertise in identifying tick-borne, disease-causing pathogens, plus its access the thousands of people who...
Scientists create most powerful micro-scale bio-solar cell yet
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have created a micro-scale biological...
North American first: University of Guelph researchers publish scientific study on cannabis production
University of Guelph researchers have published what is believed to be the first scientific paper in North America on improving medicinal cannabis plant production, helping...
Tropical beetles face extinction threat
Climate change is putting many tropical high altitude beetles at risk of extinction, warn an international team of scientists. Research by the University of York,...
A new way to harness wasted methane
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Methane gas, a vast natural resource, is often disposed of through burning, but new research by scientists at MIT could make it...
Assessment shows metagenomics software has much room for improvement
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A recent critical assessment of software tools represents a key step toward taming the "Wild West" nature of the burgeoning field of...
USDA invests in research on next generation of agricultural technology
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 17, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 17 grants for research...
Flexible ‘skin’ can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force
Credit: UCLA Engineering If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb -- or delicately handle an egg while cooking you an omelet --...
Keratin, proteins from 54-million-year-old sea turtle show survival trait evolution
Researchers from North Carolina State University, Lund University in Sweden and the University of Hyogo in Japan have retrieved original pigment, beta-keratin and muscle proteins...
Pair of discoveries illuminate new paths to flu and anthrax treatments
Two recent studies led by biologists at the University of California San Diego have set the research groundwork for new avenues to treat influenza and...
GA4GH strikes formal collaborations with 15 international genomic data initiatives
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) has struck formal collaborations with 15 international genomic data initiatives as 2017 Driver Projects, including Genomics England,...
How bees find their way home
How can a bee fly straight home in the middle of the night after a complicated route through thick vegetation in search of food? For...
Domestication has not made dogs cooperate more with each other compared to wolves
Credit: Wolf Science Center/Vetmeduni Vienna Following domestication, dogs should be more tolerant and cooperative with conspecifics and humans compared to wolves. This is at least...
