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Salton Sea Dust Triggers Lung Inflammation

UC Riverside study has health implications for people living around California’s largest lake

How Do Worms Develop Their Gut?

The pandemic helped a husband-and-wife team at UC Riverside solve the mystery

UCSC Scientists Find Microplastics In Monterey Bay Water, Anchovies, And Seabirds

Microparticles recovered from some seabirds exhibited estrogenic activity with potential to disrupt hormone functions

Global Analysis Shows Where Fishing Vessels Turn Off Their Identification Devices

A new dataset of intentional disabling of Automatic Identification System devices by fishing vessels provides insights into illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity

Study Finds That Big Rains Bring Big Algae Blooms… Eventually

In the lake-rich regions of the world, algae blooms are a growing problem

Colombia, A Global Biodiversity Hotspot, Faces Rising Threats To Bird Species From Expanding Human Footprint

A new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters used satellite mapping data to analyze how changes in human footprint on the landscape between 1970 and 2018 overlapped with distributions of 1,469 Colombian bird species

Corrective Surgery Improves The Quality Of Life Of Breast Cancer Patients

Patients with breast cancer should be offered the opportunity for reconstructive surgery if the breast has to be completely removed

Study Reveals How Ancient Fish Colonized the Deep Sea

The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all fish species. Scientists have long thought the explanation for this was intuitive

The Unintended Consequences of Using a Ventilator

Breakthrough research addresses a long-standing question in pulmonary medicine about whether modern ventilators overstretch lung tissue.

A Broader Definition of Learning Could Help Stimulate Interdisciplinary Research

We often conceive of learning through the lens of cramming for an exam or teaching a dog to sit, but humans and other mammals aren’t the only entities capable of adapting to their environment—

A Broader Definition of Learning Could Help Stimulate Interdisciplinary Research

We often conceive of learning through the lens of cramming for an exam or teaching a dog to sit

Carnivore Gut Microbes Offer Insight Into Health of Wild Ecosystems

A new study finds the microbial ecosystem in the guts of wild marten (Martes americana) that live in relatively pristine natural habitat is distinct from the gut microbiome of wild marten that live in areas that are more heavily impacted by human activity.

International team expands the genetic alphabet to create new DNA-like structures

The hereditary material of humans and other organisms is stored as a code in DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, in each cell's nucleus. The traditional geometric structure of DNA is the double helix, discovered in 1953. Now synthetic biologists are examining how the familiar DNA geometry can be engineered into new forms with new properties and potential uses.

Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Deaths Continue Downward Trend; Modest Improvements in Survival for Pancreatic Cancer

Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

Bumblebees Revisit Favourite Flowers as Sun Sets

As the sun sets, bumblebees revisit "profitable" flowers they encountered during the day, new research suggests.

Canadian professors' new book explores regeneration of microbial communities

A biologist and a philosopher have collaborated on a new book that looks at how microbial communities regenerate--and why.

Environmental Microbiology article asks: How many different types of viruses, how many independent origins?

It is estimated that there are from 10 to 100 virus particles for every living cell, making viruses the most abundant biological entities on Earth.

Stress with Siblings

Birth of a sibling triggers long-lasting stress in young bonobos

Sleeping Giant Could End Deep Ocean Life

Continental movement capable of throttling marine oxygen

Discovery Could Dramatically Narrow Search for Space Creatures

Planets orbiting most common star type may be uninhabitable