Better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations
Research led by the University of Oxford has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the...
Protein shakeup: Researchers uncover new function of a protein that may unlock age-related illnesses
McMaster University researchers have discovered a previously unknown cell-protecting function of a protein, which could open new avenues for treating age-related diseases and...
‘Paving the way’ for improved treatment of premature aging disease
A new University of Maryland-led discovery could spur the development of new and improved treatments for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), a rare genetic...
Why breast cancer spreads to bone
Researchers from Tampere University, Finland, and Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, have developed an in vitro cancer model to investigate why breast cancer...
Neutron stars may be shrouded in axions
A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton and Oxford have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur...
Butterfly brains reveal the tweaks required for cognitive innovation
A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation.
The...
American lobster population, habitat preferences shifting, study finds
American lobsters along Maine's coast have relocated to new habitats, while the population simultaneously shrunk in abundance and grew older, according to a...
New study urges enhanced recruitment strategies to help address US primary care physician shortages
Finding sound strategies to meet the growing demand for primary care, especially in underserved areas, is an ongoing public health challenge among policymakers....
Folklore uncovers a tsunami that rocked Hawaii hundreds of years ago
A Hawaiian story...
Watch bioluminescent algal blooms trigger electric-blue waves off San Diego coast in stunning new...
Videographers have captured incredible footage of one of the largest tidal blooms of glowing algae ever recorded in Southern California.The dazzling ocean light...