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UK researchers have, for the first time, identified a genetic pathway in the brain that plays a key role in controlling anxiety, opening the door to the development of more effective treatments in the future.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTa… Continue reading First discovery of genetic brain pathway a relief for anxiety sufferers
In a much-needed win for the marine environment, a never-before-seen deep-sea reef featuring coral thousands of years old and “teeming with life” has been discovered in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Ga… Continue reading Stunning deep-sea reef “teeming with life” discovered and filmed in HD
In a much-needed win for the marine environment, a never-before-seen deep-sea reef featuring coral thousands of years old and “teeming with life” has been discovered in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Ga… Continue reading Stunning deep-sea reef “teeming with life” discovered and filmed in HD
If you’re designing robots for the exploration of oceans on other planets, you want something that’s tough, versatile and easy to store in a spacecraft. It turns out that soft-bodied robots inspired by a marine organism may be the perfect choice.Contin… Continue reading Sea-creature-inspired linked robots could explore alien oceans
Researchers studying the hearts of healthy centenarians have homed in on a specific genetic mutation that seems to play a crucial role in maintaining cardiovascular functions in old age. Across a series of lab and animal experiments the researchers dem… Continue reading Unique gene mutation in superagers could rewind heart age by a decade
A comprehensive new study has examined the diets of the earliest dinosaurs and found that, unsurprisingly, they included carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. But what is surprising is that the ancestors of many of the most famous herbivores – like Tri… Continue reading Surprising study finds ancestors of most herbivorous dinosaurs ate meat
A number of studies have already shown that synthetic chemicals can harm the bees that are vital to the pollination of plants. New research now additionally indicates that fertilizers may disrupt bees’ ability to identify flowers, reducing the likeliho… Continue reading Study suggests fertilizers may hamper bees’ ability to identify flowers
Batteries that make use of sodium as an electrode material are showing exciting promise by some key measures when it comes to next-generation energy storage solutions, and new research has now edged them closer to mainstream use. Scientists in the UK h… Continue reading Separator made from seaweed gives next-gen battery a performance boost
A pair of new studies from researchers in the UK offer a warning to dog owners who frequently feed their pets raw meat. The research indicates pets fed raw meat diets were more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Continue ReadingCategory: He… Continue reading Higher rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in dogs fed raw meat
Carnivorous plants are already quite fascinating, but a newly discovered one ratchets up the weirdness factor even further. It’s a type of pitcher plant, and it captures prey that lives underground.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Univer… Continue reading Newly classified carnivorous plant goes underground to catch prey