Study shows which North American mammals live most successfully alongside people

Researchers analyzed camera trap data from across the continent to better understand how particular species of…

Superficial relationship: Enzymes protect the skin by ignoring microbes and viruses

The human body is constantly exposed to various environmental actors, from viruses to bacteria to fungi,…

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #950 21 May 2021 (Space Life Science Research Results)

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #950 21 May 2021 (Space Life Science Research Results) …

Researchers develop advanced model to improve safety of next-generation reactors

When one of the largest modern earthquakes struck Japan on March 11, 2011, the nuclear reactors…

New mode of transmission for bacteria

Campylobacter infection, one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the Western world, can also be…

NASA Fellowships: Appendix M: Program Element Three – Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Non-MSIs Fellowships 2021 Part 2

NASA Fellowships: Appendix M: Program Element Three – Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Non-MSIs Fellowships 2021…

Pandemic paleo: A wayward skull, at-home fossil analyses, a first for Antarctic amphibians

Researchers have discovered the first fossil evidence of an ancient amphibian, Micropholis stowi, from Antarctica. Micropholis…

Itch insight: Skin itch mechanisms differ on hairless versus hairy skin

Chronic skin itch affects 7% of U.S. adults but until recently neuroscientists considered the mechanisms of…

Brain's memory center stays active during 'infantile amnesia'

A new brain imaging study shows that infants as young as three months are already enlisting…

Water treatment: Removing hormones with sunlight

Micropollutants such as steroid hormones contaminate drinking water worldwide. Until now, easily scalable water treatment technologies…