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Genetics Reveals Where Emperor Penguins Survived the Last Ice Age
Mar. 1, 2015 — A study of how climate change has affected emperor penguins over the last 30,000 years found that only three populations may have survived during the last ice age, and that the Ross Sea in Antarctica ... full story -
Psychology of Food Choice: Challenging the Status Quo
Feb. 28, 2015 — Researchers are challenging conventional beliefs about the effectiveness of traditional strategies for encouraging healthy eating. Researchers tackle issues such as the harmfulness of weight-stigma, ... full story -
First Detailed Microscopy Evidence of Bacteria at the Lower Size Limit of Life
Feb. 27, 2015 — Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get. The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated ... full story -
Research of Plain Wren Duets Could Help Further Understand Fundamentals of Conversation
Feb. 27, 2015 — Known for their beautiful singing duets, plain wrens of Costa Rica perform precise phrase-by-phrase modifications to the duration between two consecutive phrases, achieving careful coordination as ... full story -
Life 'Not as We Know It' Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new type of methane-based, oxygen-free life form that can metabolize and reproduce similar to life on Earth has been modeled. It is theorized to have a cell membrane, composed of small organic ... full story -
Mystery of the Reverse-Wired Eyeball Solved
Feb. 27, 2015 — Counter-intuitively, in vertebrates photoreceptors are located behind the neurons in the back of the eye. Now physicists explain why the neural wiring seems to be ... full story -
Cryptochrome Protein Helps Birds Navigate Via Magnetic Field
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have found one one possible explanation for some birds' ability to sense the earth's magnetic field and use it to orient themselves: a magnetically sensitive protein called ... full story -
Modern Logging Techniques Benefit Rainforest Wildlife
Feb. 27, 2015 — The value of a modern logging technique has been revealed for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production. The most comprehensive study of Reduced-Impact Logging ... full story -
Untangling DNA With a Droplet of Water, a Pipet and a Polymer
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA to study its structure -- neatly unraveled and straightened out -- under a microscope. Now, researchers have devised a simple and ... full story -
The Biobattery: Turning Sewage Sludge Into Electricity and Engine Oil
Feb. 27, 2015 — Sewage sludge, green waste, production residue from the food industry, straw or animal excrement – with the biobattery‘s modular concept a much larger range of biomass can be utilized for energy ... full story -
Feast-and-Famine Diet Could Help Extend Life, Study Suggests
Feb. 27, 2015 — Think of it as interval training for the dinner table. Fasting has been shown in mice to extend lifespan and to improve age-related diseases. But fasting every day, which could entail skipping meals ... full story -
Transient Details of HIV Genome Packaging Captured
Feb. 27, 2015 — Once HIV-1 has hijacked a host cell to make copies of its own RNA genome and viral proteins, it must assemble these components into new virus particles. The orchestration of this intricate assembly ... full story -
Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea Seagull Populations Halved Since 1980s
Feb. 27, 2015 — The number of seagulls in the Strait of Georgia is down by 50 per cent from the 1980s and researchers say the decline reflects changes in the availability of ... full story -
Newly Discovered Algal Species Helps Corals Survive in the Hottest Reefs on the Planet
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new species of algae has been discovered in reef corals of the Persian Gulf where it helps corals to survive seawater temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius -- temperatures that would kill corals ... full story -
Quick Test for Quality Beer, Milk
Feb. 27, 2015 — To guarantee a high quality of their beer, breweries monitor the production process very closely. With a new polymer powder, this monitoring will be able to be faster and simpler in the future. ... full story -
DNA Evidence Shows Surprise Cultural Connections Between Britain and Europe 8,000 Years Ago
Feb. 27, 2015 — DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago. Researchers found evidence for a variety of wheat at a submerged archaeological site off the south coast ... full story -
Antibiotic Resistant Salad: Resistant Listeria Monocytogenes Not as Widespread as Thought
Feb. 27, 2015 — Antibiotic-resistant strains of the food-poisoning microbe Listeria monocytogenes in unprocessed salad products is not quite as widespread as scientists originally suspected. A new study reveals that ... full story -
Can Coffee Reduce Your Risk of MS?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new ... full story -
Economic Models Provide Insights Into Global Sustainability Challenges
Feb. 26, 2015 — Using models that blend global economics, geography, ecology and environmental sciences is essential to understanding how changes in trade and natural systems in one part of the world affect those in ... full story -
Malaria Transmission Linked to Mosquitoes' Sexual Biology
Feb. 26, 2015 — Sexual biology may be the key to uncovering why Anopheles mosquitoes are unique in their ability to transmit malaria to humans, according to researchers. "Our study is the first to reveal the ... full story
- First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life
- Research of plain wren duets could help further understand fundamentals of conversation
- Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Cryptochrome protein helps birds navigate via magnetic field
- Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife
- Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Feast-and-famine diet could help extend life, study suggests
- Transient details of HIV genome packaging captured
- Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea seagull populations halved since 1980s
- Newly discovered algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet
- Quick test for quality beer, milk
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Antibiotic resistant salad: Resistant Listeria monocytogenes not as widespread as thought
- Can coffee reduce your risk of MS?
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- Malaria transmission linked to mosquitoes' sexual biology
- Role of specialized protein affirmed in assuring normal cell development
- Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease reversed in rats
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Fighting Colorado potato beetle with RNA interference
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease
- How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
- Altering perception of feeding state may promote healthy aging
- Bumblebees make false memories, too
- Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
- Pollution is driving force behind growth of nuisance algal scums linked to disease
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- How rare antibody targets Ebola and Marburg virus
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- The eyes have it: Cats put sight over smell in finding food
- Team approach boosts human and environmental wellbeing, researcher says
- A taxi ride to starch granules
- 'Blue-green algae' proliferating in lakes
- Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays
- Aggressive plant fungus threatens wheat production
- Finland: Wheat harvest turned larger than oat for the first time in a century
- Research cracks code governing infections single-stranded RNA viruses
- Suspended soils maintain rainforest ecosystems, says researcher
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Forest tree seeds stored in the Svalbard seed vault
- Sewage provides insight into human microbiome
- Sharp rise in experimental animal research in US
- Causes of Great Lakes smelt population decline are complex
- Felling of tropical trees has soared, satellite shows, not slowed as UN study found
- Monkeys shown in human settings can increase their desirability as pets
- How the 'mute' cicada sings
- Antifreeze protein from ticks fights frostbite in mice
- Plant chemicals may prevent liver damage caused by fat accumulated during menopause
- Molecular feedback loop gives clues to how flowers drop their petals
- Isolated wetlands have significant impact on water quality
- Regulating genome-edited crops that (according to current regulations) aren't GMOs
- New technology tracks cell lineage to watch evolution at work
- Widely used food additives promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, shows study of emulsifiers
- Possible biological trigger for canine bone cancer found
- Biology teachers: Understanding faith, teaching evolution not mutually exclusive
- Could an HIV drug beat strep throat, flesh-eating bacteria?
- Molecular mouse-trap technique sheds light on key cell processes
- Oat breakfast cereals may contain a common mold-related toxin
- Women twice as likely to see pot as risky
- Climate-warmed leaves change lake ecosystems
- Uncertainties must be taken into account in fisheries stock assessment
- Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes
- Norway rats reciprocate help according to the quality of the help they received
- Easy on the eyes: Optimum length of eyelashes is one third width of eye
- Boy or girl? Lemur scents have the answer
- Crocodiles rocked pre-Amazonian Peru: Seven crocodile species found in single 13-million-year-old bone bed
- High-energy breakfast with low-energy dinner helps control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
- Tissue engineering: Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish
- World's protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
- Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
- Climate-change clues from turtles of tropical Wyoming
- Intelligent tree inventory detector
- Coral disease linked to a warming Atlantic
- Kenyan fossils show evolution of hippos
- Do genes play a role in peanut allergies? New study suggests yes
- Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
- Massive amounts of Saharan dust fertilize the Amazon rainforest
- Garlic extract could help cystic fibrosis patients fight infection
- International team of scientists launches fossil database
- New acoustic insulation material that incorporates fibers from orange tree pruning
- Mapping lizard venom makes it possible to develop new drugs
- Peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy, study finds
- Agriculture expansion in Tanzania may greatly increase human plague risk
- Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the southern ocean
- Possible drug target to combat sleeping sickness discovered
- Small loop in human prion protein prevents chronic wasting disease
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
- Asian tree rings explain historical plague outbreaks in Europe
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- New cicada species discovered in Switzerland and Italy
- Eye development: Morphogenesis through flowing tissue
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