Secrets to climate change adaptation uncovered in the European corn borer moth
Biologists have found two genes that may permit some insect species to survive climate change by adjusting their biological annual clocks while others succumb....
Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes
Scientists have discovered previously unrecognized structural lines 100 miles or more down in the earth that appear to signal the locations of giant deposits...
Eradicating black rats on Palmyra Atoll uncovers eye-opening indirect effects
The black rats weren't supposed to be there, on Palmyra Atoll. Likely arriving at the remote Pacific islet network as stowaways with the US...
Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in...
Consumption of sugary drinks dropped 52 percent among Berkeley's low-income residents in the three years after the city enacted a penny-per-ounce excise tax on...
AI could predict cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer’s disease in the next five years
A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer's disease.
Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression
Chronic cocaine use changes gene expression in the hippocampus, according to new research in mice.
Alcohols as carbon radical precursors
Carbon radicals are attractive intermediates for organic synthesis because of their diversity and high reactivities. In this research, we realized radical C-C bond formation...
Self-assembling protein filaments designed and built from scratch
For the first time, scientists have created, from scratch, self-assembling protein filaments built from identical protein subunits that snap together spontaneously to form long,...
Graphic warnings snuff out cigarettes’ appeal to kids
New research suggests graphic warning labels on cigarette ads have the same anti-smoking effect as similar warning labels on cigarette packs.
Gut microbiome may affect some anti-diabetes drugs
Why do orally-administered drugs for diabetes work for some people but not others? According to researchers, bacteria that make up the gut microbiome may...
