The big ecological roles of small natural features
Orono, Maine -- Ecologists and conservationists have long recognized that keystone species have major ecological importance disproportionate to their abundance or size. Think beavers, sea...
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Hot imagery of wintering bats suggests group behavior for battling white-nose syndrome
Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS. Public domain Hot new imagery from temperature-sensing cameras suggests that bats who warm up from hibernation together throughout the winter may...
Kinect scan of T. rex skull addresses paleontological mystery
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers Last year, a team of forensic dentists got authorization to perform a 3-D scan of the prized Tyrannosaurus rex skull...
Krill hotspot fuels incredible biodiversity in Antarctic region
CORVALLIS, Ore. - There are so many Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean that the combined mass of these tiny aquatic organisms is more than...
‘Substance P’ in tears — a noninvasive test for diabetes-related nerve damage?
July 5, 2017 - Levels of a nerve cell signaling molecule called substance P--measured in tear samples--might be a useful marker of diabetes-related nerve damage...
Marine parasites: Different strokes for different folks
Credit: C. Nagler, LMU Munich The bigger the host, the better for its guests. That certainly holds for parasitic barnacles. A new study confirms the...
ASHG honors Nicholas Katsanis with 2017 Curt Stern Award
Credit: Duke University BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, Director of the Center for Human Disease...
Brain changes accompany development of metamemory from childhood to adolescence
Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us to collect more information to fill the gaps. Psychologists know...
Personal neoantigen vaccine prompts strong anti-tumor response in patients, study shows
A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive "neoantigens" on tumor cells has been shown to stimulate a potent, safe, and highly specific immune anti-tumor...
Engineers find way to evaluate green roofs
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer Green infrastructure is an attractive concept, but there is concern surrounding its effectiveness. Researchers at the University of Illinois...
Scientists take a deeper dive into cellular trash
La Jolla, Calif., July 5, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have undertaken the first ever comprehensive analysis of autophagy...
Recognition and mechanisms of chemical and environmental sensitivities in ecopsychology
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 5, 2017--A comprehensive look at the under-recognized problem of environmental sensitivity and related disorders that...
Reconciling predictions of climate change
Harvard University researchers have resolved a conflict in estimates of how much the Earth will warm in response to a doubling of carbon dioxide in...
Ancient animal thought to be first air breather on land loses claim to fame
Credit: University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences AUSTIN, Texas -- Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin...
In the egg, American bullfrogs learn how to avoid becoming lunch
CORVALLIS, Ore. - When exposed to potential predators as an embryo, the invasive American bullfrog becomes harder to kill when it becomes a tadpole, according...
