Keeping habitats connected, so that species can move in response to environmental change, is crucial…
Month: May 2017
The veins in your brain don’t all act the same
Certain blood vessels in the brainstem constrict when blood vessels elsewhere in the body would…
Study refutes findings behind challenge to Sierra Nevada forest restoration
Ecologists have found significant flaws in the research used to challenge the US Forest Service…
Quantum computing now closer to reality with new materials
Quantum computing could outsmart current computing for complex problem solving, but only if scientists figure…
Key role for microRNA in inflammatory bowel disease
An international team of researchers has discovered that a microRNA produced by certain white blood…
A new tool to decipher evolutionary biology
A new bioinformatics tool to compare genome data has been developed. The program called ‘ModelFinder’…
Childhood bullying linked to health risks in adulthood
Childhood bullying may lead to long-lasting health consequences, impacting psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular health…
Jumping to your death? Motivations of extreme sports
Researchers have debunked the myth that extreme sportsmen and women are adrenalin junkies with a…
Elusive atomic motion captured by electron microscopy
The movement of atoms through a material can cause problems under certain circumstances. Atomic-resolution electron…
Laser pulses reveal the superconductors of the future
A new study has revealed that the dream of more efficient energy usage can turn…