Species across the world are rapidly going extinct due to human activities, but humans are…
Month: June 2016
Don’t abandon national referendums, but smaller groups often make wiser choices
Larger crowds do not always produce wiser decisions, new research shows. Moderately-sized crowds are likely…
New study shows impact of human-made structures on Louisiana’s coastal wetlands
As Louisiana’s wetlands continue to disappear at an alarming rate, a new study has pinpointed…
New way out: Researchers show how stem cells exit bloodstream
Therapeutic stem cells exit the bloodstream in a different manner than was previously thought, new…
A lesson from fruit flies: Possible first therapy for an uncommon childhood disease
Extending what they learned from flies to mice, researchers discover a possible first therapy for…
See and sort: Developing novel techniques to visualize uncultured microbial cell activity
Researchers used a recently refined technique to identify both individual active cells, and single clusters…
Hubble reveals stellar fireworks in ‘skyrocket’ galaxy
A new Hubble Space Telescope image shows a firestorm of star birth lighting up one…
Early bird wings preserved in Burmese amber
Thousands of remarkable fossil birds from the time of the dinosaurs have been uncovered in…
Engineers to use cyborg insects as biorobotic sensing machines
A team of engineers is looking to capitalize on the sense of smell in locusts…
Pipelines affect health, fitness of salmon
Pipelines carrying crude oil to ports in British Columbia may spell bad news for salmon,…