The extinction of one carnivore species can trigger the demise of fellow predators, conservation biologists…
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Wild birds choose love over food
Wild birds will sacrifice access to food in order to stay close to their partner…
Smart but shy: What women want in a sperm donor
A study of men who donate sperm via informal online websites and forums has found…
Blanket approach to asthma treatment not ideal, researchers find
Research into the effects of dust mite and cockroach allergens has found that different types…
New class of materials for organic electronics
Polymeric carbon nitride is an organic material with interesting optoelectronic properties. As an inexpensive photocatalyst,…
Timing is everything for renewable energy use
As the world prepares for the UN climate talks in Paris later this month, researchers…
Genetics: ‘Origins code’ for DNA
The source of any life involves the duplication (or replication) of DNA, a mechanism that…
Urban gardens and human health
Researchers assess the human health risk of exposure to metals in urban gardens by assessing…
Psychiatric assessments for predicting violence are ineffective
Standard approaches for investigating risk of violence in psychiatric patients and prisoners are inaccurate and…
Study offers new recommendations for TB vaccine testing in humans
A study provides new clues to what went wrong with a landmark TB vaccine trial…