The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the largest professional association of neurologists and a leading…
Month: July 2014
Protecting privacy online: New system would give individuals more control over shared digital data
Cellphone metadata has been in the news quite a bit lately, but the National Security…
New recreational travel model to help states stop firewood assisted insect travel
The spread of damaging invasive forest pests is only partially powered by the insects’ own…
Not at home on the range: As hosts expand geographical range, the parasites don’t always follow
Do parasites accompany their hosts into neighboring territory? Not necessarily. For some species, the opposite…
Polar bears from space: Satellite imagery a promising tool to monitor arctic polar bears
The potentially severe impacts of climate change in the Arctic may threaten regional wildlife. Scientists…
Odor communication in wild gorillas: Wild gorillas signal using odor
Silverback gorillas appear to use odor as a form of communication to other gorillas. Mammals…
Making quantum connections: The speed of information in a spin network
Physicists are pretty adept at controlling quantum systems and even making certain entangled states. Researchers…
Amphibians can acquire resistance to deadly fungus
Emerging fungal pathogens pose a greater threat to biodiversity than any other parasitic group, causing…
Bacteria hijack plentiful iron supply source to flourish
In an era of increasing concern about antibiotic-resistant illness, researchers have identified a new pathway…
Bee foraging chronically impaired by pesticide exposure: Study
A new study that involved fitting bumblebees with tiny radio frequency tags shows long-term exposure…