Changes in photochemical reflectance index can be used to monitor crop condition

Currently, agriculture remains one of the most labor-intensive and vital sectors of human activity. For Lobachevsky…

Faulty signalling pathway linked to congenital heart condition

Faulty signalling pathway causes the heart to develop unnaturally while in the embryo stage, according to…

Financial hardship in cancer: The role of health insurance literacy

A new study links health insurance literacy with medical financial hardship as well as non-medical financial…

Daily exposure to blue light may accelerate aging, even if it doesn't reach your eyes

Prolonged exposure to blue light, such as that which emanates from your phone, computer and household…

Sexual selection alone could spark formation of new species

Because of imprinted preferences, strawberry poison frog females mate more with similar colored males, and less…

3D printed chocolate without temperature control

A new approach to the 3D printing of chocolate using cold extrusion instead of conventional hot-melt…

Biofuels that could be made from seawater

Researchers from the University of Manchester are using synthetic biology to explore a more efficient way…

Data milestone achieved in variable star repository

Compiling together multiple pieces of information for each of a million-plus objects is no easy or…

Ants fight plant diseases

New research from Aarhus University shows that ants inhibit at least 14 plant diseases. Ants secrete…

Research networks can help BRICS countries combat invasive species

BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) should establish more networks of researchers dedicated…