The benefits and pitfalls of urban green spaces
The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. With the rapid expansion of the urban landscape, successfully managing ecosystems...
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Lion conservation requires effective international cooperation
Credit: John L Lewis Lions belong to the world's most charismatic megafauna. However, lion numbers and range have declined alarmingly over the last two decades....
3-D protein structure offers insight into rapid communication by brain cells
Credit: Zhou et al./ Nature 2017 An intricate new three-dimensional protein structure is providing a detailed look into how brain cells communicate rapidly. By visualizing...
New software turns mobile-phone accessory into breathing monitor
Credit: Youngjun Cho, University College London WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed new software that makes it possible to use low-cost, thermal cameras attached to mobile...
Delayed weaning reduces behavioral problems in cats
The cat is the most popular companion animal, and people are increasingly interested in its wellbeing. One of the topics under international debate is the...
NSF grant to fund development of a ‘bionic suit’ to help people with paraplegia walk
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - People with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury may eventually get a chance to suit up, walk out...
Tough stuff: Spider silk enhanced with graphene-based materials
Credit: F. Tomasinelli Researchers from the Graphene Flagship have demonstrated that graphene-based materials can be used to boost the properties of spider's silk. The silk...
How well electron transport works in furfural biogas
Furfural is a promising candidate in the quest for alternative biofuels. The combustion industries are very interested in what could become a potential new type...
Toward unbreakable encrypted messages
Chinese researchers recently announced a landmark advancement: They used a satellite orbiting Earth to beam pairs of quantum-entangled photons to two Tibetan mountaintops more than...
The evolution of ‘true frogs’ defies long-held expectations of science
Credit: Courtesy of Rafe Brown LAWRENCE -- Evolutionary biologists long have supposed that when species colonize new geographic regions they often develop new traits and...
CU Boulder to create digital archive of 1.7 million Rocky Mountain botanical specimens
University of Colorado Boulder researchers and collaborating institutions have been awarded $2.9 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a comprehensive digital archive...
Startup develops animal detection system to prevent roadkill
Credit: Fernanda Delborgo Abra / ViaFauna Wildlife roadkill not only makes endangered species more vulnerable, these accidents also put the lives of road users at...
Infants with congenital Zika virus syndrome suffer serious visual impairment
Credit: Journal of AAPOS San Francisco, CA, September 13, 2017 - Although one of the most serious consequences of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in infants...
Wax on, melt off
Credit: Drexel University Drexel University researchers have made a discovery that could create roads that deice themselves during winter storms. Their secret? -- Adding a...
Automated feedback: The new science of grading STEM papers
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Science educators at Wake Forest University are testing how automated feedback combined with new one-on-one teaching methods can improve scientific...
