Scientists say active early learning shapes the adult brain
Virginia Tech, Penn researchers show early learning shapes adult brain structureCredit: Virginia Tech An enhanced learning environment during the first ...
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Duetting songbirds ‘mute’ the musical mind of their partner to stay in sync
There's Simon and Garfunkel, Tina and Ike, and Armstrong and Fitzgerald. But now, nature's famed duet singers, the plain-tail wren, ...
Beer byproduct mixed with manure proves an excellent pesticide
Byproducts from the beer and agricultural industry have been shown to reduce numbers of root-knot nematodes and increase yields of ...
Less is more? New take on machine learning helps us “scale up” phase transitions
Features of large systems yielded from tiny simulations with super-resolution techniquesCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Climate change-resistant corals could provide lifeline to battered reefs
Corals that withstood a severe bleaching event and were transplanted to a different reef maintained their resilient qualities, according to ...
Climate change makes West Nile virus outbreaks ‘plausible’ in UK
Risk of mosquito-borne pathogen spreading to the country will increase as temperatures rise, say scientistsCredit: Fabrizio Montarsi, CC BY 3.0 ...
SpaceX CRS-22 mission to space station launches water bears, squid, solar panels
Experiments aboard include studying how water bears tolerate space, whether microgravity affects symbiotic relationships, analyzing the formation of kidney stones, ...
Better choice of contraceptives can prevent breast cancer
An EPFL study into the distinct biological effects of different progestins on the breast shows that contraceptive-related breast cancer can ...
Reef-building corals and the microscopic algae within their cells evolve together
Genetics of coral-algal partnerships may have conservation implicationsCredit: Lisa Carne, Fragments of Hope Belize UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The microscopic ...
Peptide nanoparticles marked for in vitro visualization
A joint research by Kazan Federal University and Chinese Academy Sciences has been published in Chemical Engineering Journal.Credit: Chinese Academy ...
A new light-sheet microscopy unit enables an extended field of view and reduced photodamage
Contributing to embryogenesis and pathogenesis through long-term in vivo molecular imagingCredit: © Nature Communications A research group led by Takashi ...
Plant flowering in low-nitrogen soils: A mechanism revealed
Credit: Takeo Sato Scientists from Japan, Europe and the USA have described a pathway leading to the accelerated flowering of ...
LJI and Synbal, Inc. partner to develop better COVID-19 models
New mouse models may shed light on the puzzling aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infectionCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--The ...
Tiniest of moments proves key for baby’s healthy brain
Credit: Courtesy Dwyer Lab University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have shed new light on how our brains develop, ...
Plastic in Galapagos seawater, beaches and animals
Credit: Adam Porter Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands. ...
Brain injury research to focus on moderate concussion
$2.3 million renewal grant to UC Riverside will support a five-year projectCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Viji ...
Partners in crime: Agricultural pest that relies on bacteria to overcome plant defenses
Scientists confirm that certain insect larvae host bacteria that help shut down plant defense mechanismsCredit: Professor Gen-ichiro Arimura, Tokyo University ...
Seabirds sound alarm: Breeding success corresponds to hemispheric rates of ocean warming
Long-term data show fish-eating species are struggling to raise young in northern hemisphereCredit: Ron LeValley There is heightened public awareness ...
Seabirds face dire threats from climate change, human activity — especially in Northern Hemisphere
Credit: Ron LeValley Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they ...
Shedding new light: A new type of immunosensor for immunoassay tests
Credit: Tokyo Tech Immunosensors are widely used in immunoassays to detect antigens. One such immunosensor is a quenchbody (Q-body), which ...
