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Changing climate is taking a toll on Maine's sea life, study shows

The waters of the Gulf of Maine are warming faster than oceans almost anywhere on Earth. And as the level of carbon dioxide rises in the atmosphere, it's absorbed by the oceans, causing pH levels to fall.

21 Oct 2020

Visually responsive neurons in zebrafish are arranged in a map to efficiently catch prey

Spotting, pursuing and catching prey - for many animals this is an essential task for survival. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology now show in zebrafish that the localization of neurons in the midbrain is adapted to a successful hunting sequence.

20 Oct 2020

KAUST researchers report a peculiar feeding strategy by titan triggerfish

Any Red Sea diver will have encountered colorful triggerfish along coral reefs, and some divers will have experienced the painful bite of their huge teeth if they get too close to their nesting grounds.

20 Oct 2020

Study offers renewed hope for children suffering from myofibrillar myopathies

Stephen Greenspan and Laura Zah were devastated when they learned their son Alexander had a rare genetic mutation, which causes a deadly neuromuscular disease with no known treatment or cure.

15 Oct 2020

Coral populations in the Great Barrier Reef have declined in the past three decades

A new study of the Great Barrier Reef shows populations of its small, medium and large corals have all declined in the past three decades.

14 Oct 2020

Vegetation cover mitigates excessive heat

In cities, humans replace the natural ground cover with roofs, pavement and other artificial materials that are impervious to water.

From The University of Utah 14 Oct 2020

Insufficient food supply causes animals to engage in higher-risk behavior

Whether animals are investigating new habitats or looking for new food sources, they always have a risk of being caught and killed by predators.

6 Oct 2020

New method can help test vaccine formulations

Scientists are casting a net for nanoparticles. They have now identified a new technique for producing nanoparticles from a simple, self-assembling polymer.

6 Oct 2020

Fly larvae extract could protect plants from pathogenic bacteria

Biotechnologists from MIPT have developed a method for extracting the active constituents from the fat of black soldier fly larvae.

6 Oct 2020

Rapeseed could replace soy as best plant-based source of protein for humans

Rapeseed has the potential to replace soy as the best plant-based source of protein for humans. In a current study, nutrition scientists at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), found that rapeseed protein consumption has comparable beneficial effects on human metabolism as soy protein.

1 Oct 2020

Climate change impacts the biodiversity of marine communities in the Pacific Arctic

Climate warming will alter marine community compositions as species are expected to shift poleward, significantly impacting the Arctic marine ecosystem.

30 Sep 2020

New project aims to strengthen agro-biodiversity and food diversity

Twenty-eight interdisciplinary partners will be coming together from 30 September to 2 October for the kick-off meeting of the FoodLAND project. Due to the current COVID-19 global health situation, the event will take place online.

29 Sep 2020

Jellyfish with your Chips instead? Creating New Sustainable Takeaways

Leslie Roberson speaks to AZoLifeSciences about her research into endangered seafood, and how creating sustainable takeaways could overcome this.

From University of Queensland 29 Sep 2020

Loss of seagrass will leave tropical islands vulnerable to climate change

Tropical islands have an important ally when it comes to battling storms and sea-level rise: seagrass. During hurricane Irma, an extremely powerful Category 5 storm that hit the North Caribbean in 2017, NIOZ scientist Rebecca James witnessed how native seagrass meadows along the coast of Sint Maarten held their ground, reduced coastal erosion and lowered the chances of flooding.

25 Sep 2020

A new method to fish out Y chromosome molecules from microbial DNA

In 1997, the very first Neanderthal DNA sequence - just a small part of the mitochondrial genome - was determined from an individual discovered in the Neander Valley, Germany, in 1856.

25 Sep 2020

New index relies on pigs to demonstrate protein quality for humans

Nearly a decade ago, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) developed a new index to assess protein quality in foods. The goal, writ large, was to address food security for the world's most vulnerable populations, creating more accurate tools for food assistance programs seeking to provide balanced nutrition.

24 Sep 2020

Jellyfish may replace fish and chips on a new sustainable menu

Jellyfish could replace fish and chips on a new sustainable takeaway menu to help keep threatened species off the plate.

24 Sep 2020

Researchers sequence and assemble the genome of wels catfish

An international research team led by scientists from Estonian University of Life Sciences has for the first time sequenced and assembled the genome of the wels catfish (Silurus glanis).

23 Sep 2020

Water quality database helps scientists to monitor and manage health of freshwater lakes

Although less than one per cent of all water in the world is freshwater, it is what we drink and use for agriculture. In other words, it's vital to human survival. York University researchers have just created a publicly available water quality database for close to 12,000 freshwater lakes globally - almost half of the world's freshwater supply - that will help scientists monitor and manage the health of these lakes.

From York University 23 Sep 2020

New theory can predict movement of animal's sensory organs while searching

All animals great and small live every day in an uncertain world. Whether you are a human being or an insect, you rely on your senses to help you navigate and survive in your world.

23 Sep 2020