Could coral reefs become sponge reefs in the future?
Epigenetics unveils how plants may adapt to environments throughout the world
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified patterns of epigenomic diversity that not only allow plants to adapt to various environments, but could also benefit crop production ...
Mar 06, 2013
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Viruses that infect oceans' tiny beings are discovered
(Phys.org)—Viruses are well known for making people sick, but a new study provides evidence for the first time of viral infections in tiny marine crustaceans called copepods.
Jan 16, 2013
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Oil sands study shows negative impact on lake systems
(Phys.org)—Fifty years of Athabasca oil sands development has left a legacy of contaminants in lake ecosystems and that contamination reaches further from the development areas than previously recognized, according to new ...
Jan 07, 2013
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Optofluidics reveals new strategy for bacteria antibiotic resistance
Scientists used microfluidics to observe the behavior of individual tuberculosis-like bacteria in the presence of antibiotics. Their observations call into question the prevailing theory of bacterial resistance, ...
Jan 03, 2013
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Environmental threat map highlights Great Lakes restoration challenges
A comprehensive map three years in the making is telling the story of humans' impact on the Great Lakes, identifying how "environmental stressors" stretching from Minnesota to Ontario are shaping the future ...
Dec 17, 2012
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Path towards non-Si devices presented at IEDM 2012
At this week's IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2012), imec addressed key challenges of scaling beyond silicon-channel finFETs. Imec showed that channel mobility can be boosted by growing ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Imec and Synopsys expand FinFET collaboration to 10 nanometer geometry
Imec, the Belgian nanoelectronics research center, and Synopsys, Inc., a global leader accelerating innovation in the design, verification and manufacturing of chips and systems, today announced that they have expanded their ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Birds studied to understand trade-offs between reproduction, immunity
(Phys.org)—Does parenting take a toll on the immune system? If you've ever been the parent of a newborn who demanded to be fed every three to four hours, your gut instinct tells you the answer is an absolute, ...
Nov 20, 2012
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Manatees reflect quality of health in marine ecosystems, longterm study finds
Estimating 'regions of attraction' should improve computer models of biological systems
Planting the seeds of defense: Study finds stress triggers widespread epigenetic changes that aid in disease resistance
It was long thought that methylation, a crucial part of normal organism development, was a static modification of DNA that could not be altered by environmental conditions. New findings by researchers at the ...
Aug 07, 2012
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Crime may rise along with Earth's temperatures
When most people think about global warming, they envision rising temperatures and sea levels. Robert Agnew, a professor of sociology at Emory, thinks about rising crime rates.
Jul 12, 2012
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Not so happy: King penguins stressed by human presence
King penguins tolerate some, but not all, human interference. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, BMC Ecology, investigates the adjustment of a king penguin colony on the protected Posses ...
Jul 10, 2012
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Despite hardships, black men in urban communities are resilient, researcher says
Black men, especially those living in low-income, urban areas, face many societal stressors, including racial discrimination, incarceration and poverty. In addition, these men have poorer health outcomes. Now, a University ...
Jul 02, 2012
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