A new critically endangered tree species depends on unique habitat found only on Kaua’i
Credit: Kenneth R. Wood A new tree species, Melicope stonei (Rutaceae or citrus family), endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, is already assessed as...
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Harvard researchers develop tough, self-healing rubber
Imagine a tire that could heal after being punctured or a rubber band that never snapped. Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of...
The nerve-guiding ‘labels’ that may one day help re-establish broken nervous connections
Credit: Professor Juan Pablo Labrador, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have identified a large group of biological 'labels' that guide nerves to ensure they make the...
Mosses used to evaluate atmospheric conditions in urban areas
Credit: Oishi Y. and Hiura T Researchers have developed a method to evaluate atmospheric conditions using mosses (bryophytes) in urban areas, a development that could...
129I waste used to track ocean currents for 15,000 km after discharge from nuclear plants
Paris, 16th August: Radioactive 129I has travelled the equivalent of a third of the way round the globe, since being released from nuclear fuel reprocessing...
Predators preserve existing animal species
Credit: Photographer is Christian Skov. A new study from Lund University in Sweden increases knowledge of how boundaries and barriers are maintained between different species...
Navigation and spatial memory: New brain region identified to be involved
Navigation in mammals including humans and rodents depends on specialized neural networks that encode the animal's location and trajectory in the environment, serving essentially as...
University of Stirling team discovers new plant in Shetland
Credit: University of Stirling Scientists at the University of Stirling have discovered a new type of plant growing in Shetland - with its evolution only...
Biophysics explains how immune cells kill bacteria
Credit: Scientific Reports (Tokyo, August 16) A new data analysis technique, moving subtrajectory analysis, designed by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, defines the dynamics...
HIIT helps combat high insulin resistance — a warning sign for diabetes
A new study published in Frontiers in Physiology suggests that High-Intensity Interval Training is an efficient, effective way of cutting people's risk of developing type-2...
Voter behavior influenced by hot weather
Political rebellions and riots have been associated with warmer weather, but until now, there has been little research on its potential influence on peaceful and...
Turning pollen into a low-cost fertilizer
Credit: American Chemical Society As the world population continues to balloon, agricultural experts puzzle over how farms will produce enough food to keep up with...
Going ‘green’ with plant-based resins
Airplanes, electronics and solar cells are all in demand, but the materials holding these items together -- epoxy thermosets -- are not environmentally friendly. Now,...
Popular sungazer lizards under threat from poaching
Credit: Shivan Parusnath/Wits University The Sungazer (Smaug giganteus), a dragon-like lizard species endemic to the Highveld regions of South Africa, is facing an assault on...
A decade of monitoring shows the dynamics of a conserved Atlantic tropical forest
Credit: Hugo Cândido Galvão Characterised with its immense biodiversity and high levels of endemism, the Atlantic Tropical Forest has been facing serious anthropogenic threats over...
