A study has discovered that sufficient water flows during summer can be critical to a Chinook salmon population in the interior of British Columbia.
Tug of sun, moon could be driving plate motions on ‘imbalanced’ Earth
A study proposes that imbalanced forces and torques in the Earth-moon-sun system drive circulation of the whole mantle. The new analysis provides an alternative to the hypothesis that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the Earth's mantle.
Balanced diet can mitigate negative impact of pests for bumblebees
Bumblebees are important pollinators because they pollinate many different plant species and are extremely resilient. They can still manage to fly at temperatures that are too cold for other pollinators. Like many other insects, they are in sharp decline. This makes it even more important to find out what bumblebees...
Scientists build ‘valves’ in DNA to shape biological information flows
Scientists have developed new biological parts that are able to shape the flow of cellular processes along DNA.
Just what is a ‘resilient’ forest, anyway?
What does a 'resilient' forest look like in California's Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we're used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests.
An all-in-one approach to diabetes treatment
A team of researchers has come up with a new approach to streamline the process that people with diabetes use to estimate the carbohydrate content of a meal, draw blood to measure current blood glucose levels, and calculate and deliver the correct insulin dose.
Scientists identify new genus and species of legume, now mysteriously extinct
Researchers have described a new legume tree from flowers embedded in several lumps of amber recovered from deep within an amber mine in the mountains of the Dominican Republic.
Here’s why whales don’t drown when they gulp down food underwater
Ever wondered whether whales can burp, and why they don't drown when they gulp down gallons of water and krill? New research may just hold the answer. Researchers found that lunge-feeding whales have an 'oral plug', a fleshy bulb in their mouths that moves backwards to seal off the upper...
New study determines parentage, age, and survival of North Atlantic right whales using genetic testing
A new study is providing insight into North Atlantic right whale calf survival, growth rates, and life history, demonstrating the power of genetic sampling for this critically endangered species.
The cellular response that protects pigs from COVID-19
Studies since the start of the pandemic have noted that pigs exposed to the coronavirus don't show clinical signs of disease nor do they transmit the virus to other animals. Scientists have uncovered important clues that shed light on why pigs don't get sick, and the discovery could lead to...