A new pelomedusoid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar discovered
A new pelomedusoid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar provides evidence for convergent evolution of suction feeding among pleurodires.Credit: ...
Tag: Biology
Long-term monitoring shows successful restoration of mining-polluted streams
Despite differences in aquatic life and toxic metals in streams across a broad region of the western United States, scientists ...
Without commuter traffic, pandemic-era drivers are speeding up, increasing noise pollution
BU ecologists say higher sound levels in Boston's Blue Hills Reservation could disrupt wildlife and human health benefits of nature ...
UNC Charlotte researchers analyzed the host origins of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses
Credit: Denis Jacob Machado Coronavirus (CoVs) infection in animals and humans is not new. The earliest papers in the scientific ...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist identifies process critical to kidney function
Discovery by Iain Drummond, Ph.D., could pave the way for new therapies to treat kidney diseaseCredit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR ...
Breakthrough study shows no-take marine reserves benefit overfished reefs
Findings support global "30 by 30" goal of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030Credit: © Erika Piñeros, for ...
Investigating the role of Brd4 in diet-induced obesity
Credit: Lin-Feng Chen A new study, published in JCI Insight, looks at how Brd4, a regulator of the innate immune ...
Forest fires drive expansion of savannas in the heart of the Amazon
Researchers analyzed the effects of wildfires on plant cover and soil quality in the last 40 years. The findings of ...
One step closer to efficient cannabis production
Bringing a technique that has been a boon to other plants to the budding cannabis industryCredit: Jessica Lubell-Brand As nurseries ...
Using 4D printing to enable vascularization, bone tissue regeneration, spinal fusion
4D printing helps create a biomimetic microchannel scaffold made of collagen and hydroxyapatite.Credit: Hanjun Hwangbo, Hyeongjin Lee WASHINGTON, May 4, ...
Surfaces can be designed with antiviral properties to mitigate COVID-19
An optimally designed surface can speed the decay of a viral loadCredit: S. Chatterjee, J.S. Murallidharan, A. Agrawal, and R. ...
Cellphone converts into powerful chemical detector
With only $50 worth of components, an ordinary cellphone transforms into a sophisticated scientific instrument, capable of identifying chemicals, drugs, ...
Pyrosomes: Enigmatic marine inhabitants with an important role in the Cabo Verde ecosystem
New study led by GEOMAR provides fascinating insight into a largely unknown marine life formCredit: JAGO Team, GEOMAR. Pyrosomes, named ...
Cheap but desirable: Generic drugs a great alternative to the brand-names for hypertension
For hypertension, generic drugs could be as good an option as brand-name drugs while costing only half as much, study ...
The secret life of bee signals can communicate colony health
Recording the electrostatic energy of honeybee hives offers a 'canary in the coalmine' look into ecosystem threats and environmental conditionsCredit: ...
Young people and adolescents know too little about pathogens such as COVID-19
Which are reciprocally transmitted from animals to humansCredit: Zucca P et al. The EU-funded BIO-CRIME project - with support from ...
Cayman Islands sea turtles back from the brink
Credit: Cayman Islands Department of Environment Sea turtles in the Cayman Islands are recovering from the brink of local extinction, ...
Mangroves and seagrasses absorb microplastics
Credit: Troels Lange/SDU. Mangroves and seagrasses grow in many places along the coasts of the world, and these 'blue forests' ...
Heart cells cozy up to prevent deadly arrhythmias
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC researchers show subtle changes regulate heartbeatsCredit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech Blood may seem like a ...
Stirling experts develop artificial intelligence to monitor water quality more effectively
Credit: University of Stirling Artificial intelligence that enhances remote monitoring of water bodies - highlighting quality shifts due to climate ...
