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Bees Able to Spot Which Flowers Offer Best Rewards Before Landing
July 30, 2014 Bumblebees are able to connect differences in pollen quality with floral features, like petal color, and so land only on the flowers that offer the best rewards, according to a new ... full story -
How Black Truffles Deal With Jumpers in Their Genome
July 30, 2014 Black truffles, also known as Pιrigord truffles, have a syrupy sweet flavor and are highly prized in haute cuisine. They are fungi that grow on the roots of oak and hazelnut trees, and are the ... full story -
Mechanism Promoting Multiple DNA Mutations Described by Scientists
July 30, 2014 Recent studies have shown that cancer development frequently involves the formation of multiple mutations that arise simultaneously and in close proximity to each other. These groups of clustered ... full story -
Pesticide DDT Linked to Slow Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes, Mouse Study Finds
July 30, 2014 A new study in mice is the first to show that developmental exposure to DDT increases the risk of females later developing metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that include increased body ... full story -
Vocal Variety in African Penguins: Four Basic Vocalizations Used for Adult Communication, Two More for the Young
July 30, 2014 Adult African penguins communicate using four different vocalizations and juveniles and chicks use two begging calls to request ... full story -
New Malaria Vaccine Candidates Identified
July 30, 2014 Researchers have discovered new vaccine targets that could help in the battle against malaria. Taking a new, large-scale approach to this search, researchers tested a library of proteins from the ... full story -
Deep-Sea Octopus Broods Eggs for Over Four Years -- Longer Than Any Known Animal
July 30, 2014 Researchers have observed a deep-sea octopus brooding its eggs for four-and-a-half years -- longer than any other known animal. Throughout this time, the female kept the eggs clean and guarded them ... full story -
Scientists Reproduce Evolutionary Changes by Manipulating Embryonic Development of Mice
July 30, 2014 By modifying the embryonic development of mice, scientists have reproduced in the laboratory the changes in teeth shape which, in mammals, took millions of years of evolution to take ... full story -
Barnacles: Marine 'Pest' Provides Advances in Maritime Anti-Fouling and Biomedicine
July 30, 2014 Biologists performed cutting-edge research on a marine pest that will pave the way for novel anti-fouling paint for ships and boats and also improve bio-adhesives for medical and industrial ... full story -
Supportive Moms and Sisters Boost Female Baboon's Rank
July 30, 2014 A study of dominance in female baboons suggests that the route to a higher rank is to maintain close ties with mom, and to have lots of supportive ... full story -
Saving Seeds the Right Way Can Save the World's Plants
July 30, 2014 Exotic pests, shrinking ranges and a changing climate threaten some of the world's most rare and ecologically important plants, and so conservationists establish seed collections to save the ... full story -
Decades-Old Amber Collection Offers New Views of a Lost World: Tiny Grasshopper Encased in Amber
July 30, 2014 Scientists are searching through a massive collection of 20-million-year-old amber found in the Dominican Republic more than 50 years ago, and the effort is yielding fresh insights into ancient ... full story -
Toward a Home Test for Detecting Potentially Dangerous Levels of Caffeine
July 30, 2014 The shocking news of an Ohio teen who died of a caffeine overdose in May highlighted the potential dangers of the normally well-tolerated and mass-consumed substance. To help prevent serious health ... full story -
Peru's Carbon Quantified: Economic and Conservation Boon
July 30, 2014 Today scientists unveiled the first high-resolution map of the carbon stocks stored on land throughout the entire country of Peru. The new and improved methodology used to make the map marks a sea ... full story -
Chinese Mosquitoes on the Baltic Sea: Ancient Insect Inclusions in East-Asian Amber
July 30, 2014 The analysis of the roughly 3,000 pieces is still in its infant stage. But it is already evident that the results will be of major significance. The Baltic amber comes from the Baltic Sea region, ... full story -
Fossils Found in Siberia Suggest All Dinosaurs Could Have Been Feathered
July 30, 2014 The first ever example of a plant-eating dinosaur with feathers and scales has been discovered in Russia. Previously only flesh-eating dinosaurs were known to have had feathers, so this new find ... full story -
Soy May Help Women's Hearts If They Start Early
July 30, 2014 A diet rich in soy may help feminine hearts, but timing matters, finds a new study. "This study underscores how important it is for women to get into the best cardiovascular shape they can ... full story -
Research Shows Impact of Soft Drinks in Meal Planning
July 29, 2014 New research has looked into whether we take liquid calories into account when planning meals. Participants completed a computer-based match-fullness task which assessed the expected satiation of ... full story -
Prehistoric Dairy Farming at the Extremes
July 29, 2014 Finland's love of milk has been traced back to 2500 BC, thanks to high-tech techniques to analyze residues preserved in fragments of ancient ... full story -
Five Daily Portions of Fruit and Vegetables May Be Enough to Lower Risk of Early Death
July 29, 2014 Eating five daily portions of fruit and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of death from any cause, particularly from cardiovascular disease, but beyond five portions appears to have no ... full story
- Bees able to spot which flowers offer best rewards before landing
- How black truffles deal with jumpers in their genome
- Mechanism promoting multiple DNA mutations described by scientists
- Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes, mouse study finds
- Vocal variety in African penguins: Four basic vocalizations used for adult communication, two more for the young
- New malaria vaccine candidates identified
- Deep-sea octopus broods eggs for over four years -- longer than any known animal
- Scientists reproduce evolutionary changes by manipulating embryonic development of mice
- Barnacles: Marine 'pest' provides advances in maritime anti-fouling and biomedicine
- Supportive moms and sisters boost female baboon's rank
- Saving seeds the right way can save the world's plants
- Decades-old amber collection offers new views of a lost world: Tiny grasshopper encased in amber
- Toward a home test for detecting potentially dangerous levels of caffeine
- Peru's carbon quantified: Economic and conservation boon
- Chinese mosquitoes on the Baltic Sea: Ancient insect inclusions in East-Asian amber
- Fossils found in Siberia suggest all dinosaurs could have been feathered
- Soy may help women's hearts if they start early
- Research shows impact of soft drinks in meal planning
- Prehistoric dairy farming at the extremes
- Five daily portions of fruit and vegetables may be enough to lower risk of early death
- Children whose parents spend more time cooking choose healthier foods later
- Striatal dopamine transporter binding correlates with body composition and visual attention bias for food cues in healthy young men
- Eating tree nuts results in 'modest decreases' in blood fats and sugars, survey finds
- Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages during adolescence impairs memory, animal study suggests
- Maternal obesity modulates offspring microflora composition and gastrointestinal functions, animal study shows
- Vaccine against tick-transmitted disease under development
- Underwater elephants: Mixed impacts of the world's largest -- and threatened -- parrotfish
- 'Killer sperm' prevents mating between worm species
- Diet affects males' and females' gut microbes differently
- Algae-eating native freshwater snails: 'Little janitor' merits attention in Florida springs health debate
- From finding Nemo to minerals: What riches lie in the deep sea?
- Evolution in rainforest flies points to climate change survival
- New method provides researchers with efficient tool for tagging proteins
- When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
- Favorite foods can cause serious choking accidents in kids
- Microscopic rowing -- without a cox: Cells' whip-like appendages can synchronize their movements
- Unique images bring fossil insects back to life
- Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
- Generating a genome to feed the world: African rice sequenced
- First controlled malaria infection trial in Africa paves way for drug and vaccine development
- Forced mutations doom HIV: How potential HIV drug exacts its toll on viral populations
- Stress-tolerant tomato relative sequenced
- Cell's recycling center implicated in division decisions
- Impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coral is deeper and broader than predicted
- Researchers produce record-length mirror-image protein
- Learning the smell of fear: Mothers teach babies their own fears via odor, animal study shows
- Golden-C: A new mango drink enriched with antioxidants from mas cotek
- The role of dairy in maintaining adult bone and skeletal muscle health
- How sweet it is: Bioenergy advanced by new tool
- Models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA 'springs'
- Researcher using next-generation sequencing, other new methods to rapidly identify pathogens
- Social network research may boost prairie dog conservation efforts
- Mutations from Venus, mutations from Mars: Why genetic fertility problems can persist in a population
- HIV treatment: Interfering with interferon
- New species of mayfly discovered in India
- Dinosaurs fell victim to perfect storm of events, study shows
- Europe's habitat and wildlife is vulnerable to climate change
- Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
- New, noncommittal mechanism of drug resistance discovered
- Trees save lives, reduce respiratory problems
- Changes in agriculture increase high river flow rates
- Designer potatoes on the menu to boost consumption
- Climate Change Increases Risk of Crop Slowdown in Next 20 Years
- It takes two to court: Pheromone that triggers mating found in mice
- Monitoring rise and fall of the microbiome
- Smartphone experiment tracks whether our life story is written in our gut bacteria
- Less than 1% of UK public research funding spent on antibiotic research in past 5 years
- Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate
- GSAD and Plant rDNA database: Two open platforms with plant cytogenetic information
- 'Light pollution' may affect love lives of birds in the Viennese Forests
- New hope for powdery mildew resistant barley
- Large raptors in Africa used for bushmeat, study indicates
- Parched West is using up underground water: Study points to grave implications for Western U.S. water supply
- Microbes make the sake brewery
- Moose drool inhibits growth of toxic fungus
- Antioxidant biomaterial promotes healing
- Biologist warn of early stages of Earth's sixth mass extinction event
- Humans share fairness concerns with other species
- Global wildlife decline driving slave labor, organized crime
- Fighting bacteria -- with viruses: Promising information for developing an alternative to antibiotics
- Linking microbial, immune environment in semen to HIV viral load, transmission
- No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world
- Noise pollution impacts fish species differently
- Invertebrate numbers nearly halve as human population doubles
- Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
- Leaf-mining insects destroyed with the dinosaurs, others quickly appeared
- First IPS cells created to offer human model of insulin resistance
- Farmers market vouchers may boost produce consumption in low-income families
- Zika virus: New threat from tiger mosquito
- Low-carb diet recommended for diabetics
- New perspective on agricultural plastic, debris burning, and air quality
- Corn and soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in midwest U.S. rivers
- Cancer: Treatment that prevents tumor metastasis identified in animal study
- Mechanism found for development of protective HIV antibodies
- Tiny new species of frog from Brazil with a heroic name
- Key molecule in flies identified that adjusts energy use under starvation conditions
- Nearly 50 years of lemur, other primates data now available online
- Natural products from plants protect skin during cancer radiotherapy
- Rising temperatures can be hard on a dog's life
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