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August 29, 2017

Coral Skeletons May Resist the Effects of Acidifying Oceans

Aug. 28, 2017 — Coral skeletons are the building blocks of diverse coral reef ecosystems, which has led to increasing concern over how these key species will cope with warming and acidifying oceans that threaten ... read more

Algae Fortifies Coral Reefs in Past and Present

Aug. 28, 2017 — The Great Barrier Reef, and most other large reefs around the world, owe their bulk in large part to a type of red algae that grows on corals and strengthens them. New research has found that ancient ... read more

Mom’s, Not Dad’s, Mitochondria Create Healthy Embryos

Aug. 28, 2017 — Mammal embryos shed paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, perhaps to ensure the offspring a healthy life, a new study ... read more

Mimicking Birdsongs

Aug. 28, 2017 — A simple device has been developed that mimics complex birdsongs. The device uses air blown through a stretched rubber tube to recreate birdsongs found in nature, including the songs of zebra and ... read more

CLAMP's Dual Duties May Make It Model for Studies of Protein Function in Context

Aug. 28, 2017 — An essential fruit fly protein called CLAMP may help biologists answer the key question of how the same protein can manage to coordinate two completely different processes on distinct chromosomes in ... read more

Beetle's Best Friend: Trained Dogs Most Efficient in Monitoring Hermit Beetle Larvae

Aug. 28, 2017 — Considered at risk of extinction, hermit beetles need to be efficiently monitored. However, due to their life cycle, standard sampling is unreasonably time-consuming and quite damaging to both the ... read more

Climate May Quickly Drive Forest-Eating Beetles North, Says Study

Aug. 28, 2017 — Over the next few decades, global warming-related rises in winter temperatures could significantly extend the range of the southern pine beetle, one of the world's most aggressive tree-killing ... read more

No Natural Medicine in Once-Promising Compound, Study of Bee Health Finds

Aug. 28, 2017 — A parasitic infection of bumble bees, Crithidia bombi, was reduced when the bees fed on anabasine, a natural alkaloid, in sugar water. Researchers had hoped their finding was evidence that bees may ... read more

Keeping Pandas Off Endangered List Ledge

Aug. 28, 2017 — Things aren't all black and white for giant pandas. The beloved Chinese icons have basked in good press lately -- their extinction risk status downgraded from 'endangered' to ... read more

Deforestation in Cambodia Linked to Higher Risk of Ill Health in Young Children

Aug. 28, 2017 — New research findings suggest the importance of considering health impacts when assessing trade-offs in land use ... read more

New Ancient Sea Reptile Found in Germany, the Earliest of Its Kind

Aug. 28, 2017 — A previously unrecognized 132 million-year-old fossilized sea monster from northern Germany has been ... read more

Largest Ichthyosaurus Was Pregnant Mother

Aug. 28, 2017 — Scientists have discovered the largest Ichthyosaurus on record and found it was pregnant at the time of ... read more

Worm Infection Reveals Cross-Talk in the Lymph Nodes

Aug. 28, 2017 — By studying a worm infection, scientists have discovered how lymphatic vessels grow within lymph nodes, with major implications for cancer and ... read more

Acid Zone in Chesapeake Bay Identified

Aug. 28, 2017 — A new article identifies pH minimum zone in Chesapeake Bay. The area, 30-50 feet down, threatens the ability of shellfish such as oysters, clams and scallops to create and maintain their ... read more

Higher Coffee Consumption Associated With Lower Risk of Early Death

Aug. 27, 2017 — Higher coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of early death, according to new research. The observational study in nearly 20 000 participants suggests that coffee can be part of a ... read more

New Species of Sauropod Dinosaur Discovered in Tanzania

Aug. 25, 2017 — Paleontologists have identified a new species of titanosaurian ... read more

Microbes Compete for Nutrients, Affect Metabolism, Development in Mice

Aug. 25, 2017 — If our microbiome overindulges, we might not have access to the nutrients we need. That's the suggestion from new research that shows mice that harbor high levels of microbes that eat choline ... read more

Given the Choice, Zebrafish Willingly Dose Themselves With Opioids

Aug. 25, 2017 — Researchers devised a system that allowed zebrafish to self-administer doses of hydrocodone, an opioid commonly prescribed to people for pain, to study drug dependency ... read more

Sea Wheatgrass as New Source of Wheat Virus Resistance?

Aug. 25, 2017 — Resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus is one of the characteristics researchers hope to transfer from sea wheatgrass, a distant relative of wheat, into bread ... read more

Cheaper, Greener Biofuels Processing Catalyst

Aug. 25, 2017 — Fuels that are produced from nonpetroleum-based biological sources may become greener and more affordable, thanks to new research that examines the use of a processing catalyst made from palladium ... read more
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