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Sap-Feeding Butterflies Join Ranks of Natural Phenomenon, the Golden Ratio
Mar. 6, 2015 Researchers observed that the coiling action of the butterfly proboscis, a tube-like 'mouth' that many butterflies and moths use to feed on fluids, resembled a spiral similar to that of the ... full story -
Researchers Connect Climate Change to Food Safety
Mar. 6, 2015 Climate change can affect our food safety in a number of ways. In a European study, researchers state that there is often a relationship between long-term changes in temperature and rainfall and ... full story -
Mice Don't Need the Cortex to Sing Their Songs
Mar. 6, 2015 The human language is unique in that we can refer to objects, events and ideas. The combination of syllables and words enables humans to generate an infinite number of expressions. An important ... full story -
Moves to Automate Identification of Saimaa Ringed Seals
Mar. 6, 2015 Moves are being made to automate the identification of Saimaa ringed seals. This would bring new kinds of real-time information on how the extremely endangered species behaves, the movements of ... full story -
Green Lungs of Our Planet Are Changing
Mar. 6, 2015 Are leaves and buds developing earlier in the spring? And do leaves stay on the trees longer in autumn? Do steppe ecosystems remain green longer and are the savannas becoming drier and drier? In ... full story -
How Healthy Is Genetically Modified Soybean Oil?
Mar. 5, 2015 Soybean oil accounts for more than 90 percent of all the seed oil production in the United States. Genetically modified soybean oil, made from seeds of GM soybean plants, was recently introduced into ... full story -
Snffing out Origins of Methane: Instrument Identifies Methane's Origins in Mines, Deep-Sea Vents, and Cows
Mar. 5, 2015 Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide in its capacity to trap heat in Earth's atmosphere for a long time. The gas can originate from lakes and swamps, natural-gas ... full story -
Nutrient Pollution Damages Streams in Ways Previously Unknown, Ecologists Find
Mar. 5, 2015 An important food resource has been disappearing from streams without anyone noticing until now. Ecologists reports that nutrient pollution causes a significant loss of forest-derived carbon from ... full story -
To Reduce Body Fat, Eating Less Fat May Be More Effective Than Eating Less Carbohydrate
Mar. 5, 2015 In adults with obesity, lowering dietary fat may lead to greater body fat loss than lowering dietary carbohydrate, a new study ... full story -
Nuts May Help Lower Teenagers' Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
Mar. 5, 2015 Modest consumption of nuts every day is associated with an improved cardiovascular risk profile among adolescents, a new analysis of a large national database ... full story -
Gut Microbial Mix Relates to Stages of Blood Sugar Control
Mar. 5, 2015 The composition of intestinal bacteria and other micro-organisms -- called the gut microbiota -- changes over time in unhealthy ways in black men who are prediabetic, a new study ... full story -
Menopausal Whales Are Influential and Informative Leaders
Mar. 5, 2015 Menopause is a downright bizarre trait among animals. It's also rare. Outside of the human species, only the female members of two whale species outlive their reproductive lives in such a major ... full storyMore: -
Molecule Found in Tree Leaves Helps Female Mice Combat Weight Gain; Males Unaffected
Mar. 5, 2015 A small molecule that binds to a receptor found on muscle cells speeds up energy metabolism -- but only in female mice. Researchers have shown that female mice treated with a molecule found in tree ... full story -
Biomolecular Force Generation Based on Principle of a Gas Spring
Mar. 5, 2015 The mechanical basis of mitosis has only been understood in fragments so far. Now scientists have been able to add another piece to the puzzle of cell biological ... full story -
Baby Mantises Harness Mid-Air 'Spin' During Jumps for Precision Landings
Mar. 5, 2015 High-speed videos reveal that, unlike other jumping insects, the juvenile praying mantis does not spin out of control when airborne. In fact, it both creates and controls angular momentum at ... full story -
Autistic Features Linked to Prenatal Exposure to Commonly Found Fire Retardants, Phthalates
Mar. 5, 2015 Exposure during pregnancy to a combination of fire retardant chemicals and phthalate chemicals -- both present in the average home -- can contribute to autistic-like behaviors in the offspring, ... full story -
Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Two Generations Later, Rat Study Shows
Mar. 5, 2015 Prenatal exposure to low doses of the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, change the developing brain in an area involved in metabolism, and some effects are apparent even ... full story -
Turning a Vole Into a Mighty Rodent
Mar. 5, 2015 Take a wild, common forest-dwelling mouse-like rodent, known as a vole, and subject it to 13 rounds of selection for increased aerobic exercise metabolism, and what do you get? A mighty ... full story -
Semi-Veggie Diet Effectively Lowers Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
Mar. 5, 2015 A pro-vegetarian diet that emphasizes a higher proportion of plant-based foods compared to animal-based foods may help lower the risks of dying from heart disease and stroke by up to 20 percent, ... full story -
'Extinct' Bird Rediscovered: Last Seen in 1941
Mar. 5, 2015 A scientific team has rediscovered a bird previously thought to be extinct. Jerdon's babbler (Chrysomma altirostre) had not been seen in Myanmar since July 1941, where it was last found in ... full story
- Sap-feeding butterflies join ranks of natural phenomenon, the Golden Ratio
- Researchers connect climate change to food safety
- Mice don't need the cortex to sing their songs
- Moves to automate identification of Saimaa ringed seals
- Green lungs of our planet are changing
- How healthy is genetically modified soybean oil?
- Snffing out origins of methane: instrument identifies methane's origins in mines, deep-sea vents, and cows
- Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find
- To Reduce Body Fat, Eating Less Fat May Be More Effective than Eating Less Carbohydrate
- Nuts may help lower teenagers' risk of metabolic syndrome
- Gut microbial mix relates to stages of blood sugar control
- Menopausal whales are influential and informative leaders
- Molecule found in tree leaves helps female mice combat weight gain; males unaffected
- Biomolecular force generation based on principle of a gas spring
- Baby mantises harness mid-air 'spin' during jumps for precision landings
- Autistic features linked to prenatal exposure to commonly found fire retardants, phthalates
- Exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy affects the brain two generations later, rat study shows
- Turning a vole into a mighty rodent
- Semi-veggie diet effectively lowers heart disease, stroke risk
- 'Extinct' bird rediscovered: Last seen in 1941
- Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil
- Semi-artificial chloroplasts to manufacture biotechnologically relevant products
- New flavors for lager beer: successful generation of hybrid yeasts
- Full-annual-cycle models track migratory bird populations throughout the year
- New protein booster may lead to better DNA vaccines and gene therapy
- How drowsy microbes in Arctic tundra change to methane-makers as permafrost thaws
- Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk by nearly half
- Metabolic path to improved biofuel production
- Deadly frog fungus dates back to 1880s, studies find
- Direct evidence that drought-weakened Amazonian forests 'inhale less carbon'
- Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life
- X-ray imaging of a single virus in 3-D
- Advancing multiple approaches for characterizing permafrost microbes in a changing climate
- Dog DNA tests alone not enough for healthy pedigree, experts say
- Genome replication may hold clues to cancer evolution
- Experiments support conductivity claims for microbial nanowires
- Traditional beliefs promote sustainability in West Africa
- Study sheds light on how malaria parasites grow exponentially
- Determining recipes for some of the world's oldest preserved beers
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Cause of tree-killing fungus uncovered: Extra genes
- Oxytocin may enhance social function in psychiatric disorders
- Amazon deforestation 'threshold' causes species loss to accelerate
- Genetic data can help predict how pine forests will cope with climate change
- Hurricanes helped accelerate spread of lionfish
- Wild yaks: Shaggy barometers of climate change
- Usual prey gone, a fish survives by changing predictably
- NASA Ames reproduces the building blocks of life in laboratory
- 'No take zones' in English Channel would benefit marine wildlife, fishing industry
- Grand tree of life study shows a clock-like trend in new species emergence and diversity
- Analysis of spider venom reveals seven promising compounds with potential to relieve chronic pain
- Animal functional diversity started out poor, became richer over time
- Widespread risk of infectious diseases to wild bees, new study reveals
- Why many similar species coexist within complex ecosystems, such as Amazon rainforest or coral reefs
- Vampire bats: Who bit whom?
- Newly discovered hormone mimics the effects of exercise
- Bird flu: New compound protects 100 percent of ferrets, mice, from H5N1
- Highly sensitive detection of malaria parasites
- Lasting severe weather impact found in feathers of young birds
- 3-D printed parts provide low-cost, custom alternatives for lab equipment
- High-salt diet could protect against invading microbes
- Marijuana: The allergen you never knew existed
- Float like a mosquito: Mechanical logic may inspire aquatic robots, better boats
- Advisory about not feeding peanuts to infants and young children at risk for peanut allergy
- Gold standard management of the diabetic cat
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- Plants detect bacterial endotoxin in similar process to mammals
- Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater
- Researchers monitor for next novel influenza strain
- Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter
- Spurring production of a sluggish enzyme for crop yields
- Some tropical plants pick the best hummingbirds to pollinate flowers
- In hot and cold water: The private lives of 'Hoff' crabs revealed
- Towards dust-free wood combustion
- Gorilla origins of the last two AIDS virus lineages confirmed
- North/south genetic divide in Welsh Red Kite
- Methane oxidation fuelled by algal oxygen production
- New technique improves forecasts for Canada's prized salmon fishery
- Sizing up cells: Study finds possible regulator of growth
- Hidden burden of dengue fever in West Africa
- Owls, lizards lend their ears for human hearing research
- Genome reveals how Hessian fly causes galls in wheat
- Giant virus revealed in 3-D using X-ray laser
- Link identified between virus recognition, destruction in bacterial immune system
- Disease-carrying fleas abound on New York City's rats
- Olive oil: The key to curing cancer?
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Democratizing synthetic biology
- Reducing animal testing for skin allergies
- Parasite provides clues to evolution of plant diseases
- Unlocking key to immunological memory in bacteria
- Family log of spring's arrival helps predict climate-driven change
- Sequencing the hookworm
- Genetically speaking, mammals are more like their fathers
- 'Milk' protein that enables survival of the species discovered by researchers
- Scientists crack piece of neural code for learning, memory
- Peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases
- Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink
- Lycopene may ward off kidney cancer in older women
- Infection control experts outline guidance for animal visitations in hospitals
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