Brain differences in ADHD
MRI head scan (stock image). The findings from this study could help improve understanding of ADHD, and might be important in challenging beliefs that...
When it comes to the threat of extinction, size matters
Extinction risks are greater for animals at the small and large ends of the scale.
Credit: Illustration: Oliver Day, Oregon State University
Animals in the Goldilocks...
RNA discovery could help boost plant heat, drought tolerance
A side-by-side comparison shows better heat and drought tolerance in thale cress plants whose level of a specific RNA was increased.
Credit: Texas A&M AgriLife...
Whales turn tail at ocean mining noise
This is a Humpback whale 'spy hopping'.
Credit: BRAHSS project (photo taken under permit as part of the Behavioural Response of Humpback Whales to Seismic...
Vaping doubles risk of smoking cigarettes for teens
E-cigarettes can contain nicotine but not many of the harmful substances produced by smoking tobacco, such as tar or carbon monoxide. These products work...
Genome of threatened northern spotted owl assembed
An adult northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina).
Credit: Jack Dumbacher © 2017 California Academy of Sciences
A charismatic owl iconic to Pacific Coast forests is...
Solar-to-fuel system recycles CO2 to make ethanol and ethylene
This is a schematic of a solar-powered electrolysis cell which converts carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon and oxygenate products with an efficiency far higher than...
Plant geneticists develop a new application of CRISPR to break yield barriers in crops
Using CRISPR to create different sets of mutations in a gene promoter called SICLV3 (and in several other promoters) enabled researchers to vary the...
Engineers develop tools to share power from renewable energy sources during outages
Researchers have developed an algorithm that allows residential customers to share power from the renewable energy sources in their homes during an outage.
Credit: University...
Believing the future will be favorable may prevent action
Rosy future? People tend to believe that others will come around to their point of view over time.
Credit: © Syda Productions / Fotolia
People tend...
New class of chemical reaction discovered
A chemical reaction where three different molecules (e.g. H, O2, H) each participate in the breaking and forming of chemical bonds. The reaction is...
