deepai BERLIN, May 24 – Large parts of Europe offer strong potential for climate-smart rewilding – a strategy that combines ecosystem restoration with climate mitigation and adaptation – according to a new analysis published in…
The power of attraction
Hybrid organic-inorganic materials can self-assemble into tiny doughnut-like structures. [caption id="attachment_11310" align="alignnone" width="661"] Coordination-driven self-assembly leads to the formation of micrometer-scale toroids.© 2016 KAUST Xavier Pita[/caption] Engineered nanometer- and micrometer-scale structures have a vast array…
Calorie restriction lets monkeys live long and prosper
[caption id="attachment_11280" align="alignnone" width="775"] A 2009 image of rhesus monkeys in a landmark study of the benefits of caloric restriction. The 27-year-old monkey on the left was given a diet with fewer calories while the…
DGIST’s Research Team Identifies Mechanisms of Inflammation-induced Animal…
South Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) experientially proved 'Inflammation-Induced Aging Hypothesis. It suggests a new direction for research on aging recovery as well as anti-aging. [caption id="attachment_11277" align="alignnone" width="636"] Schematic summary.…
Moving up the food chain can beat being…
Rice ecologists: Smaller, younger predators have outsized effect on ecosystem [caption id="attachment_11273" align="alignnone" width="640"] A young salamander of the species Ambystoma talpoideum (Photo courtesy of B. Van Allen/UCSD)[/caption] HOUSTON – When it comes to predators,…