Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, physicists are now measuring…
Month: October 2011
Gray jays’ winter survival depends on food storage, study shows
A new study shows that gray jays hoping to survive and reproduce through Canada’s harsh…
Sniffing out the brain’s predictive power: Human brain smells what it expects rather than what it sniffs
In the moments before you “stop and smell the roses,” it’s likely your brain is…
Why anti-rejection drugs for organ transplant patients cause hypertension
A group of researchers has discovered the process that may be causing side effects caused…
Raising ‘good’ cholesterol levels reduces heart attack and stroke risk in diabetes patients
Increasing levels of high-density lipoproteins, better known as HDL or “good” cholesterol, reduced the risk…
Astrophysics and extinctions: News about planet-threatening events
Space is a violent place. If a star explodes or black holes collide anywhere in…
Chromosome inheritance? Not the same for all the chromosomes
New findings show that in aphids the two X chromosomes have a different inheritance. Aphids…
Learning to live in mountain lion country
Photographs and videos captured by remote wildlife cameras confirm that mountain lions make regular visits…
Market transactions and economics in general affect biological invasions
Biological invasions, i.e., the spread of introduced, non-native species, not only serve as ecological model…
Prague’s 88 nature reserves threatened by invasive plant species
Cities are generally regarded as hostile for wildlife and urbanization a dramatic form of destruction…