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Archaeology Mar 14, 2024

Bacterial diseases a lethal threat during the Stone Age

Bacterial poisoning via food and water—but also via contact such as kisses—caused a lot of suffering during the Stone Age. Diseases that today can be treated with antibiotics were then fatal, concludes new study published ...

Plants & Animals Feb 29, 2024

Living species of daddy longlegs has two additional sets of underdeveloped eyes as embryos

While some people may first associate daddy longlegs with, well, their long legs, researchers Guilherme Gainett and Prashant Sharma have been especially focused on the arachnids' eyes. In their paper published last week in ...

Plants & Animals 18 hours ago

Study suggests starvation decimated gray whales off the Pacific Coast: Can the giants ever recover?

When large numbers of gray whales began washing up along North America's Pacific Coast nearly six years ago, marine scientists could only speculate on the reason: Was it disease? Ocean pollution? Increasing ship collisions?

Environment 19 hours ago

Blueprint for mandating indoor air quality for public buildings in form of standards

In research published in the journal Science experts addressed setting standards for three key indoor pollutants—carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), PM2.5, which are particles so small they can lodge deep in the ...

Bio & Medicine 22 hours ago

New method uses nanofibrils on magnetic microparticles to isolate HIV particles

Researchers at Leipzig University and Ulm University have developed a new method to isolate HIV from samples more easily, potentially making it easier to detect infection with the virus. They focus on peptide nanofibrils ...

Biochemistry Mar 28, 2024

Blood, sweat, and water: New paper analytical devices easily track health and environment

When you need to measure white blood cell counts, it usually involves trips to clinics and expensive equipment for analysis. Likewise, checking water quality for contaminants can be a lengthy process.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 26, 2024

Biologists determine bacteria sense damage to relatives

Carnegie Mellon University biologists have discovered that Vibrio cholerae, the bacteria behind the cholera disease, can sense when its relatives die. Bacterial cell death is often accompanied by lysis, where the cell explodes, ...

Plants & Animals Mar 26, 2024

New roadmap to prevent pandemics centers on protecting biodiversity

An international team of 25 scientists has proposed a roadmap for how to prevent the next pandemic by conserving natural areas and promoting biodiversity, thereby providing animals with enough food, safe havens and distance ...

Plants & Animals Mar 25, 2024

Species diversity found to be directly correlated with productivity in eastern US forests

When scientists and policymakers make tough calls on which areas to prioritize for conservation, biodiversity is often their top consideration. Environments with more diversity support a greater number of species and provide ...

Ecology Mar 25, 2024

Genome study shows humans pass more viruses to animals than we catch from them

Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them, according to a major new analysis of viral genomes by UCL researchers.

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