Parasite study paves way for therapies to tackle deadly infections
Fresh insight into how a harmful parasite harnesses the energy it needs to function could point towards therapies to prevent potentially fatal diseases. New understanding...
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Forest grazing counteracts the effectiveness of trees to reduce flood risk
Credit: Lancaster University Planting trees can reduce flood risk, but a high intensity forest land use, such as grazing, can counteract the positive effect of...
Conservationists’ eco-footprints suggest education alone won’t change behavior
Conservationists work to save the planet, and few are as knowledgeable when it comes to the environmental pressures of the Anthropocene. However, the first wide-ranging...
DFG establishes 2 new senate commissions
At its autumn session, the Senate of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) approved the establishment of two new Senate Commissions. The Permanent Senate...
Do male fish prefer them big and colourful?
Male black-finned goodeid or mexcalpique fish know what they want when they pick a female to mate with; they prefer them big-bellied and as orange...
A molecular garbage disposal complex has a role in packing the genome
New research from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, to be published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry on Oct. 13, has found that...
Protein restricts sap uptake by aphids
Credit: Karen Kloth Researchers at Umeå University and Wageningen University have discovered how plants can defend themselves against aphids. They recorded aphid behavior on video,...
MPFI scientists discover regional differences among chandelier cells
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The brain is composed of distinct regions that differ in their functional roles and cellular architecture. For example,...
Sharing of science is most likely among male scientists
Humans are considered to be very prosocial in comparison to other animals, and many experiments have confirmed this idea. However, most of these experiments have...
Genetic advance for male birth control
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - When it comes to birth control, many males turn to two options: condoms or vasectomies. While...
Marine snowfall at the equator
The great ocean currents with their immense energy transport have a decisive influence on the atmosphere and thus the climate. But besides this well-known fact...
$900K NSF grant helps Wake Forest researchers look for the big picture in big data
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Ever put an unripe avocado into a bag with a banana to make it guacamole-ready? Ripening in the avocado is...
Machine learning translates ‘hidden’ information to reveal chemistry in action
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Chemistry is a complex dance of atoms. Subtle shifts in position and shuffles of electrons break and remake chemical bonds...
Pest resistance to biotech crops surging
Credit: Alex Yelich/University of Arizona In 2016, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 million acres (98 million hectares) of genetically modified corn, cotton and soybeans...
Size doesn’t matter — at least for hammerheads and swimming performance
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sharks come in all shapes and sizes and perhaps the most unusual is the hammerhead shark, easily recognized by its oddly...
