Life sciences
24 Feb 2021
Red light put moths in the mood
Red lights makes moth antennae more sensitive to sex pheromones, stimulating mating: Frontiers in Genetics
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Life sciences
11 Feb 2021
Pigs show potential for ‘remarkable’ level of behavioral, mental flexibility in new study
Pigs are intelligent and can be taught to play video games, showing conceptual understanding: Frontiers in Psychology
Life sciences
05 Feb 2021
Chief Editor of Organic Chemistry is elected to the European Academy of Sciences
Professor Iwao Ojima We are proud to announce that Professor Iwao Ojima, Chief Editor of the Organic Chemistry section of Frontiers in Chemistry has been recently elected to the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) as a Fellow. Iwao Ojima is professor at the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the director of the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University. He received his PhD from the University of Tokyo. Throughout his research career, Dr. Ojima has had numerous ties to the European scientific community – he was first recognized by European chemistry communities in organometallic chemistry, catalysis and fluorine chemistry, prior to joining the faculty at Stony Brook. His inventions on natural product-based anticancer agents were licensed to both French and Italian pharmaceutical companies. In addition, he served on the External Advisory Board of a highly innovative and successful multidisciplinary Center of Excellence, “Cell in Motion,” at the University of Münster and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, Germany. He received numerous awards and honors, including 4 National Awards from the American Chemical Society in 4 different fields of chemistry, which is a very rare achievement. The European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) – the pan-European […]
Life sciences
05 Feb 2021
Researchers make discoveries to better understand SARS-CoV-2 virus
Key structural differences in the virus’s spike protein between the viruses that cause SARS and Covid-19: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Life sciences
01 Feb 2021
Shift in caribou movements may be tied to human activity
Caribou feed near the Kuparuk oilfield in Alaska. A UC study examined the landscape use of caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Life sciences
29 Jan 2021
Alpine plants at risk of extinction following disappearing glaciers
Glaciers are melting around the world due to climate change. What is the predicted effect on plant biodiversity? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
13 Jan 2021
Nearby vessels interrupt feeding of southern resident killer whales, especially females
How do boats affect the behavior of killer whales? Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
08 Jan 2021
One-two punch: sea urchins are stuck belly up in low-oxygen hot water
How do sea urchin cope with climate change? Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
06 Jan 2021
Low genetic diversity in two manatee species off South America
Low genetic diversity in manatees off South America raises alarm for conservation actions: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
06 Jan 2021
New bacterial culture methods could result in the discovery of new species
Surprisingly high biodiversity of previously unreported bacteria from the Tabernas Desert: Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
22 Dec 2020
Better learners in collared flycatchers are more likely to copy information from competing species
Ability to use social information depends on individual cognitive skills in female collared flycatchers: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
24 Nov 2020
How dolphins avoid “the bends”
New research suggests dolphins conserve oxygen and prevent dive-related problems by consciously decreasing their heart rates before diving: Frontiers in Physiology
Life sciences
20 Nov 2020
The microbiome of Da Vinci’s drawings
What microbes live on the original half-a-millennium-old drawings by Leonardo da Vinci? Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
19 Nov 2020
Synthesis study demonstrates phytoplankton can bloom below Arctic sea ice
The results of synthesis study suggest that primary production in some regions of the ocean may be an order of magnitude greater than originally predicted: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
12 Nov 2020
Solitary bees are born with a functional internal clock – unlike honeybees
Developmental lag in the circadian clock may facilitate sociality: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology