A heatmap of titus arum, or the corpse flower, shows that the plant's central towering spike known as the appendix heats up to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit over the ambient temperature when the flower ...

A new species of gecko, Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus, was identified through a combination of visual examination, molecular genetics and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) scans. Part ...

A team of biologists led by The University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. This discovery, published in the Zoological ...

A team led by Dartmouth Professor of Biological Sciences Eric Schaller collected tissue samples from Morphy (right), Dartmouth’s 21-year-old corpse flower, to identify fundamental genetic pathways and ...

“The Paria Peninsula, part of the Coastal Mountain Range of Venezuela, has been a hotspot for reptile and amphibian discoveries in recent decades,” said the study’s lead author Walter E. Schargel, a ...

Judy Wu, University Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Kansas, is leading project to produce atomically tunable memory resistors, dubbed “memristors,” for ...

Scientists from Peking University developed a new Python package for efficient implementation of the Evidential Reasoning approach for multi-source evidence fusion.

Oncotarget (a primarily oncology-focused, peer-reviewed, open access journal) aims to maximize research impact through insightful peer review, eliminate borders between specialties by linking ...

WVU researchers are working to possibly reduce antibiotic-resistant infections in open bone fractures by employing nanotechnology, with the support of a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health ...

Heat stroke is primarily classified into exertional and non-exertional forms. Exertional heat stroke results from strenuous physical activity in high heat, while non-exertional heat stroke typically ...

Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, and gender-diverse people disproportionately, argue researchers ahead of the upcoming ...

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