The theory that water-breathing animals such as fish will shrink due to global warming has been called into question by a study published today in eLife. The study found that…
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Astronomers say exoplanet GJ 1214b is too hot to be habitable but likely contains water vapor — ScienceDaily
For more than a decade, astronomers have been trying to get a closer look at GJ 1214b, an exoplanet 40 light-years away from Earth. Their biggest obstacle is a thick…
Clearest snapshot of human genomic diversity — ScienceDaily
For more than 20 years, scientists have relied on the human reference genome, a consensus genetic sequence, as a standard against which to compare other genetic data. Used in countless…
Human pangenome reference will enable more complete and equitable understanding of genomic diversity — ScienceDaily
UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome — a new, usable reference for genomics that combines the genetic…
Giants of the Jurassic seas were twice the size of a killer whale — ScienceDaily
Over 20 years ago, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs TV documentary series showed a 25-metre long Liopleurodon. This sparked heated debates over the size of this pliosaur as it was…
The most accurate measurements yet of black carbon in the atmosphere — ScienceDaily
Our industrialized society releases many and various pollutants into the world. Combustion in particular produces aerosol mass including black carbon. Although this only accounts for a few percent of aerosol…
The super-resolution imaging platform technology could be used to improve the engineering of safer and more effective nanomedicines to advance the translation of these technologies into the clinic. — ScienceDaily
Led by Stefan Wilhelm, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, a team of researchers from the Gallogly College of Engineering at…
Small wildlife surveys can produce ‘big picture’ results — ScienceDaily
Small-scale wildlife surveys can reveal the health of entire ecosystems, new research shows. Monitoring wildlife is one of the most costly and difficult aspects of conservation, and often depends on…
Tuberculosis disease intensifies HIV antibody response in people with HIV — ScienceDaily
New research from Boston Medical Center found that people living with HIV that have had pulmonary tuberculosis had broader and more potent HIV antibody responses and differences in HIV sequences…
How 1,000 undergraduates helped solve an enduring mystery about the sun — ScienceDaily
For a new study, a team of physicists recruited roughly 1,000 undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder to help answer one of the most enduring questions about the…