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Some reef fish are 'homebodies'
New research has found that some reef fish spend most of their time close to home, rather than travelling far away as previously thought.
Insects' Sex Scents Can Save Lives
By identifying and also finding methods to prepare the substances, pheromones, that certain insects secret either to attract to them other individuals of the same species, potential sex partners, or...
Method For Computing Evolutionary Trees Could Revolutionize Evolutionary Biology
Detailed, accurate evolutionary trees that reveal the relatedness of living things can now be determined much faster and for thousands of species with a computing method developed by computer scientists...
Mate Selection: Honesty In Advertising Pays Off
Throughout the animal kingdom brilliant colors or elaborate behavioral displays serve as "advertisements" for attracting mates. But, what do the ads promise, and is there truth in advertising? Researchers theorize...
10 slices of summer science
From "shooting stars" to the increase in shark attacks and hurricanes to the growth of dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, there are several science-related things that occur in...
Johns Hopkins researchers edit genes in human stem cells
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have successfully edited the genome of human- induced pluripotent stem cells, making possible the future development of patient-specific stem cell therapies. Reporting...
To protect threatened bat species, street lights out
Slow-flying, woodland bats - which tend to be at greater risk from extinction than their speedier kin - really don't like the light, according to a study published online on...
An easy way to find a needle in a haystack by removing the haystack
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague have developed a new method to quickly and...
Targeting tumour behaviour may lead to new liver cancer drugs
Ohio State University cancer researchers have used computational and genomic methods to identify possible anti-cancer agents that may block a particular kind of tumour behaviour. The agents target multiple genes...
New York's ash trees threatened by newly found beetle
For the first time, Cornell researchers have reported the sighting of the emerald ash borer - an ash-destroying beetle - in New York state...
Improved method developed to test carcinogen risk
Researchers at Oregon State University recently completed the largest animal study ever done in the field of toxicology, and the findings challenge some basic concepts about how to determine what...
The straight poop on counting tigers
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a major breakthrough in the science of saving tigers: high-tech DNA faecal sampling...
After 90 Years, the Wolverine (Just One) Returns to Colorado
Researchers hope their efforts to track the young male will help explain why only an estimated 250 to 500 wolverines remain in the lower 48 states.
Great Display of Rare Electric-Blue Clouds
Noctilucent clouds are rare and breathtaking, and this has been a banner year for them.
9/11 Rescue Dog Cloned
There were a lot of heroes on and after 9/11, and as the the Kennel Club reminds us, not all of them were bipedal. Now, one of those courageous canines...
Hollywood Special Effects Going Bollywoood
Film Visual Effects Outsourcing Grows In India Where Projects Are Up To 40% Cheaper Than U.S.
Streetlights threaten survival of woodland bats
Woodland bat species avoid bright lights and may go hungry or get picked off by falcons or hawks as a result
'Implausible' Chemistry Produces Herbicidal Compound
A soil microbe that uses chemical warfare to fight off competitors employs an unusual chemical pathway in the manufacture of its arsenal, researchers report, making use of an enzyme that...
Drugs Against Winter Vomiting Disease One Step Closer
The virus that causes winter vomiting disease invades cells by attaching to particular sugar molecules on the surface of the cells, according to new research in Sweden. This result may...
Study takes aim at opportunistic fungal pathogens
An international team, including researchers from the Broad Institute, decoded and analyzed the genomes of fungal species that cause bloodstream infections. Their findings offer some initial clues about what makes...
GM tree research blocked by impossible recommendations
Essential field trials of GM trees are being hindered by anti-GM activists working through the Convention on Biological Diversity, say Steven H. Strauss and colleagues.
Flips-flops are bad for your sole
Flip-flops aren't just hazardous to politicians -- they also pose risks for your feet. The floppy footwear, once contained to the beach, can now be spotted year-round.
3D Printing For New Tissues And Organs
A more effective way to build plastic scaffolds on which new tissues and even whole organs might be grown in the laboratory is being developed.
Subsidies contribute to harming Baltic Sea instead of saving it
The majority of subsidies given to Baltic Sea fisheries and agriculture have a negative impact on the health of the sea, a new WWF report says...
N.B. scientists scour Jacquet River Gorge for species in protected area
Scientists are scouring the Jacquet River Gorge in northern New Brunswick to catalogue as many species as they can in the protected area.
Protein in the envelope enclosing the cell nucleus
A research team led by Professor Einar Hallberg at the Department of Life Sciences at Soedertoern University in Sweden has discovered a new protein in the inner membrane of the...
Protecting the food crops of the future
Biologists are investigating how to control when plants flower - to help farmers reap a bumper harvest. The University of Leeds team will also investigate whether the flowering process can...
Skin Deep: A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away
Can the manipulation of smell really lead to weight loss? A handful of niche products would have you believe just that.