Animal-assisted therapy improves social behavior in patients with brain injuries

Animal-assisted therapy can foster social competence in patients with brain injuries and increase their emotional involvement…

Identifying regions that would most benefit from an innovative strategy against malaria

A new analysis identifies African regions where ivermectin administration to livestock would have the greatest impact…

Potential for Earth-friendly plastic replacement

New research has shown that combining natural rubber with bioplastic in a novel way results in…

Plant compounds could provide the answer for blindness caused by diabetes, say experts

Compounds from a group of plants could have the answer to treating several causes of blindness,…

Great Lakes ice cover forecasts: New approach enables local predictions

Highly localized and accurate Great Lakes ice cover forecasts have been demonstrated by researchers at the…

Lake Erie’s toxic algae blooms: Why is the water turning green?

Since the late 1990s, Lake Erie has been plagued with blooms of toxic algae that turn…

More than 90% of glacier volume in the Alps could be lost by 2100

New research on how glaciers in the European Alps will fare under a warming climate has…

World-first study finds Merino sheep pregnancy can be detected using wool

Researchers from Western Sydney University have found a new, non-invasive way to detect pregnancy in Merino…

In cellular world, strong relationships the key to healing old wounds

Yale scientists with colleagues at University College London have taken the next step towards unravelling how…

Perfectly preserved dinosaur skin found in Korea

Paleontologists are used to finding dinosaur bones and tracks. But remnants of soft tissue, like muscles…