MariaDB last week announced the availability of MariaDB TX 2.0, a fully functional open source…
Month: May 2017
A Better World President MarySue Hansell: Getting Real With a Virtual Do-Good Game
“We saw that there was a lack of kindness, a lack of empathy … and…
Understanding proteins and their impact on immune system
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the understanding of how our genetic make-up can impact…
Previously, on Arctic warming
Arctic warming occurred in the early 20th century due to the warming phases — ‘interdecadal…
Climate change can alter the impact of forest pathogens in trees
New research on projected climate changes indicates that climate change has an alarming potential to…
Prenatal stress predisposes female mice to binge eating
Stress changes our eating habits, but the mechanism may not be purely psychological, research in…
Mosquitoes infected with virus-suppressing bacteria could help control dengue fever
Mosquitoes infected with the bacteria Wolbachia are significantly worse vectors for dengue virus, but how…
Older mothers have higher rates of severe complications in childbirth
The risk of potentially life-threatening morbidity around childbirth, such as renal failure, obstetric shock, and…
The next enchanted ring?
Using genomics, a chemistry lab has worked out the biosynthetic machinery that makes a new…
More frequent extreme ocean warming could further endanger albatross
As scientists grapple with the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary impacts of extreme climatic events, new…