Arctic sea ice decline driving ocean phytoplankton farther north

A new study reveals phytoplankton spring blooms in the Arctic Ocean, which were previously nonexistent, are…

High entropy alloys hold the key to studying dislocation avalanches in metals

For decades researchers have studied materials from structures to see why and how they fail. Before…

New immunotherapy targeting blood-clotting protein

A team has developed an antibody that blocks the inflammatory and oxidative activity of fibrin, which…

Study points to possible new therapy for hearing loss

Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore the…

How the human brain detects, identifies, and acts on taste

Sweet and bitter flavors are identified as soon as they are tasted, according to human neural…

Mouse shows potential as an animal model of decision-making

Mice can be used to study the neural circuits underlying complex decision-making, suggests an analysis of…

PPR virus poses threat to conservation

Researchers have reviewed the threat of the virus peste des petits ruminants (PPR) to conservation.

Virus-resistant pigs to vastly improve global animal health

Researchers have successfully produced a litter of pigs that are genetically resistant to Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus…

Applying auto industry’s fuel-efficiency standards to agriculture could net billions

Adopting benchmarks similar to the fuel-efficiency standards used by the auto industry in the production of…

New model helps define optimal temperature and pressure to forge nanoscale diamonds

To forge nanodiamonds, which have potential applications in medicine, optoelectronics and quantum computing, researchers expose organic…