» In the absence of genetic variation, asexual invasive species find new methods of adapting to their environment
07/30/21 15:54
New research has found that two types of weevils, common yet invasive beetles in many parts of the world, have been using epigenetic changes to adapt and respond to different toxins in the plants they eat. The findings have implications ...

» Astronomers probe layer-cake structure of brown dwarf’s atmosphere
07/30/21 15:54
Astronomers have developed a new way to capture all the exquisite 'layer-cake' details of a brown dwarf's cloud structure. Because brown dwarfs are similar to super-Jupiters, this innovative technique can help deepen scientists' understa...

» The environment for permafrost in Daisetsu Mountains in Japan is projected to decrease significantly
07/30/21 15:54
Areas with climatic conditions suitable for sustaining permafrost in the Daisetsu Mountains are projected. The size of the area in the Daisetsu Mountains where climatic conditions were suitable for permafrost were estimated to be approxi...

» Radio-wave therapy is safe for liver cancer patients and shows improvement in overall survival, study suggests
07/30/21 15:54
Researchers have shown that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, according to a new study. The therapy also showed a ben...

» 'Greening' biomaterials and scaffolds used in regenerative medicine
07/30/21 15:54
In the biomaterials industry, electrospinning is a ubiquitous fabrication method used to produce nano- to microscale fibrous meshes that closely resemble native tissue architecture. Alas, the process has traditionally used solvents that ...