Cretaceous snails conceal themselves in monuments in Madrid
Credit: D.M. Freire-Lista /IGEO The fountains standing next to the Museo del Prado are built using a sedimentary rock full of gastropod shells from the...
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Different sensory pathways engaged in feeling and responding to external temperature
Credit: Kazuhiro Nakamura Nagoya, Japan - To maintain the body at an appropriate temperature despite changes in the environment, there are a number of physiological...
Current threats to our oceans are revealed
Covering two-thirds of our planet, the ocean was once thought to be too big to be threatened by human activity. Scientific evidence now shows that...
Study identifies molecules that could help to prevent the development of brain tumors
Credit: Brain Tumour Research Researchers from the University of Portsmouth's Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence have identified molecules which are responsible for metastatic lung...
Dramatic changes needed in farming practices to keep pace with climate change
Credit: Lancaster University Major changes in agricultural practices will be required to offset increases in nutrient losses due to climate change, according to research published...
Could mutations and inherited genes play a role in cerebral palsy?
Hemiplegic cerebral palsy hampers movement in one side of a person's body. In the first genetic study of its kind to exclusively focus on those...
DNA provides new insights on the control of invasive Russian knapweed
Credit: Jeffrey L. Littlefield. A recent study featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management sheds new light on the control of Russian knapweed,...
Study finds climate plays role in decline of one of Asia’s most critical water resources
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Climate variability -- rather than the presence of a major dam -- is most likely the primary cause...
Goldschmidt — the world’s major geochemistry conference
The Goldschmidt conference, the world's biggest and most important geochemistry conference, takes place in Paris from 13 to 18 August. Science from Goldschmidt consistently gets...
Forensic entomologist unearths Chinese migrant fly in Europe
Credit: University of Huddersfield AN insect that was once found mainly in China and in South America has begun to appear in Europe. Forensic entomologists...
Discovery points to drugs that would ‘short-circuit’ deadly leukemia
Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that survival of a particularly aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) depends on production of...
Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 years
Credit: Patrick Roberts The first review of the global impact of humans on tropical forests in the ancient past shows that humans have been altering...
New botulinum neurotoxin discovered — potential to treat a number of medical conditions
Credit: Pål Stenmark Botulinum toxins are currently used on more than 80 medical conditions including Muscle spasms, Overactive bladder, Chronic migraine, Cervical dystonia, Sweating and...
Funding for first system to monitor the hidden dangers of ships’ ballast
International shipping is vital to global trade, delivering 90 per cent worldwide. It is estimated that between five to 10 billion tonnes of ships' ballast...
Payments to rural communities offer a new opportunity to restore China’s native forests
Credit: Fangyuan Hua Despite massive efforts at reforestation, China's native forests continue to be displaced by plantations. A new study by researchers from the World...
