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Breakthrough In Plant Medicine Production
Researchers have succeeded in further unraveling and manipulating the glycosylation of proteins in plants. The scientists expect that this knowledge will allow plants to be applied more often in the...
Looming Tropical Disaster Needs Urgent Action, According To New Report
A major review shows that the world is losing the battle over tropical habitat loss with potentially disastrous implications for biodiversity and human well-being. Tropical forests support more than 60%...
Leaders important to change
A study has found that it is not only leader's knowledge that makes them successful, but their ability to develop and commit to strategies for the future.
Food Scientists Confirm Commercial Product Effectively Kills Bacteria In Vegetable Washwater
Research conducted by food science faculty at the University of Idaho and Washington State University indicate that a commercially available fruit and vegetable wash, when used in a food-manufacturing setting,...
VIDEO: China Pandas Evacuated
Landslide threats in quake-destabilized Chinese mountains forced the evacuation of giant pandas to temporary shelters.
Lemur scent: complex and information laden
DURHAM, N.C., June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists studying ringtailed lemurs say they found not only do males use scent to advertise their fitness as mates, but also...
Two-thirds of California's native plants threatened
We're having a heatwave. California greenery says "ouch." read more
Our Genome Changes Over Lifetime, And May Explain Many 'Late-onset' Diseases
Researchers have found that epigenetic marks on DNA -- chemical marks other than the DNA sequence -- do indeed change over a person's lifetime, and that the degree of change...
Funding for piping plover cut back
Environment Canada has cut the funding it provides to two Maritime groups for protection of the endangered beach bird the piping plover.
Diversity Among Bird Populations Found To Reduce Threat Of West Nile Virus
A biologist and undergraduate student have discovered that what's good for an area's bird population is also good for people living nearby.
U.S. man attacked, eaten by mountain lion
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A mountain lion attacked, killed and partially ate a New Mexico man, authorities said on Tuesday.
Power lines prove deadly for birds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., June 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. wildlife biologist says the government is trying to find ways to prevent birds from running into power lines and...
Paul Simons: Plantwatch
Paul Simons: The countryside looks gloriously lush after such a damp spring and June, although many flowers are a touch late
Don't Judge a Plant by Its Species
An ant, an aphid, and a milkweed are changing thoughts about community ecology
VIDEO: Gorilla Massacre Investigation
After ten rare mountain gorillas were killed execution-style in a Congo park, Congolese authorities have arrested a senior park official in connection with the slayings.
Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain
Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now, University of Florida researchers have taken...
Genomics of large marine animals showcased in the Biological Bulletin
The interior of the brood chamber of a sponge, Amphimedon queenslandica, showing embryos in the early phases of development. Though the slow moving purple sea urchin may look oblivious, lacking...
Why Are Tree Rings Lighter or Darker?
New wood formed in a tree during spring and summer is light in color.
Expert says worms and parasites drain U.S. poor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diseases caused by worms and parasites are draining the health and energy of the poorest Americans, an expert said on Tuesday.
Marine organisms could hold the secret to reducing cancer
Research into why a tea derived from an ancient crop from the western Pacific could be responsible for reducing the risk of cancer, is being conducted by Aberdeen experts.
Red female squirrels not fussy about mates
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 24 (UPI) -- Canadian and British scientists have found female red squirrels show high levels of multi-male mating, even with genetically related males.
Mei Xian might be pregnant -- or not
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- Scientists at the U.S. National Zoo say it might be mid- or late July before they can definitely determine if giant panda Mei...
Bird watchers, space technology come together in Montana State University study
Almost every June for 30 years, Terry McEneaney drove around Yellowstone National Park and listed every bird he heard along three routes. Park ornithologist at the time, he would drive...
Peru creates serum to treat snakebites
Peru is distributing a powder serum to tackle snakebites in remote areas of the country, and hopes to be the leaders of such research in the Andean region.
Evidence Suggests Genes Are Indeed Selfish
Before Richard Dawkins became famous as an anti-religion crusader, he reshaped the theory of evolution with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. In the book, Dawkins proposed the idea that...
Cells Have An Appetite For Micro-doughnuts
Just like humans, liver cells can't resist eating just one or two small doughnuts, say chemists in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Chemical Communications. Exploiting liver cells' appetite for...
Studies of Cell Traits Nets Big Award for Researcher
University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Doug Weibel may not be able to bend or shape cells any way he wants to - yet.
Feature: Whale of a time at Ningaloo
Marine biologist Rob McCauley believes the ocean’s largest creatures have much to tell us – but understanding their language is a whale-sized challenge.