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From the Collection to Conservation: Using Bumble Bee Specimens to Find Potential Reintroduction Sites for an Endangered Species
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (100+ words) A Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Queen (left) and Worker (right) A Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee Worker Foraging on Ornamental Onion About the author: Cole Knaus is a recent M. S. graduate in the Bumble Bee Health and Genetics Lab at Ohio State. He…...
Scientists Discover 5, 000-Year-Old Wolves That May Have Traveled by Boat with Humans
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (17+ words) People. com...
ETSU researcher explores neuroscience behind recovery
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (555+ words) Published 11: 55 am Thursday, July 9, 2026 Why do some memories fade while others linger for years? For Dr. Justin Gass, that question is at the center of his research at East Tennessee State University. An addiction neuroscientist at ETSU's Quillen College of…...
Photographic memory is not real, but this guy's brain came close enough to scare everyone
48+ min ago (301+ words) In 1929, a Moscow newspaper editor discovered that one of his reporters never wrote anything down because his brain was apparently already doing the recording. The fun part of the story is that Shereshevsky really did the impossible thing, and it…...
Ethiopia's 106 Protected Areas Trial Digital Wildlife Monitoring System
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (211+ words) The project combines digital technologies, satellite data, geospatial tools and unmanned systems A digital platform for managing protected areas has been launched on a pilot basis in the country, specifically in the Bale Mountains National Park and the Senkele Swayne's…...
Immune Cells Get Transformed into Fungus-Fighting Nanoparticles
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (341+ words) The research, published in Cell Biomaterials, was led by Liangfang Zhang, professor in the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, who also holds the Joan and Irwin…...
Tricorder Tech: Identifying Proteins, Molecule By Molecule
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (202+ words) Developments in the use of nanopore technology in ever more precise ways " with a widening range of molecules enhances the ability of this technology for possible offworld uses. Nanopore detection works in a surprisingly simple way. It uses a tiny…...
UCSF and Samsung launch remote study on aging brain health
39+ min ago (426+ words) An innovative new study from the Neuroscape research center at UCSF, and consumer electronics giant Samsung seeks to understand decade-by-decade changes in brain health. The Neuroscape Technology for Aging Health - Digital Approaches (TAH-DA) longitudinal study, seeks to identify biometric predictors…...
Cornell's Silica Nanoparticles Wiped Out Prostate Cancer in Mice
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (209+ words) Sub-10-nanometer Cornell silica particles triggered complete remissions in half of treated mice by inducing ferroptosis and activating T cells These particles don't carry chemotherapy drugs " they weaponize the body's own iron supply against cancer cells. The mouse data is…...
In 1788, cats were brought to Australia after more than 200 years later, the country's native wildlife is still paying the price
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (687+ words) As reported by the WA Feral Cat Working Group, Australia now supports an estimated 1. 4 to 5. 6 million feral cats, although numbers fluctuate with rainfall, food availability and seasonal conditions. Unlike domestic pets, these animals survive entirely by hunting, often travelling large…...