(Joule Inc.) Food insecurity, meaning inadequate or insecure access to food because of a lack of money, has worsened in Nunavut communities since the introduction of the federal government's Nutrition North Canada program in 2011, found research published in CMAJ. […]

(British Ecological Society) Endangered penguins respond rapidly to changes in local fish numbers, and monitoring them could inform fisheries management and marine conservation. […]

(Oxford University Press USA) A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, published by Oxford University Press, is the first study to find that diets high in soy foods are associated with a decreased risk of osteoporotic bone fractures in pre-menopausal breast cancer survivors. […]

(Entomological Society of America) As incidence of diseases transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes in the U.S. continues to rise, a strategic response is needed now more than ever--and a diverse set of organizations is aligning to answer the call. Under stewardship of the Entomological Society of America, 18 scientific and medical societies, professional associations, and advocacy groups have formed the Vector-Borne Disease Network, a coalition to advise and support policymakers confronting the […]

(SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening)) The June cover of SLAS Discovery features cover article 'A Perspective on Extreme Open Science: Companies Sharing Compounds without Restriction,' by Timothy M. Willson, Ph.D. […]

How adult penguins fish and the body condition of their chicks are directly linked to local fish abundance, and could potentially inform fishery management, a new study has found. […]

When an individual has cancer, or any number of other diseases, early detection can make a huge difference in the outcome. A research team led by the University of Notre Dame is working to cut the test time for disease biomarkers. The new timeline—30 minutes instead of 13 hours—uses even smaller sample sizes to offer a new liquid biopsy option. […]

Scientists have developed a new approach to describe the behaviours of microscopic marine larvae, which will improve future predictions of how they disperse and distribute. […]

It's not exactly the set of TV's "American Ninja Warrior," but a tiny obstacle course for bacteria has shown researchers how E. coli changes its behavior to rapidly clear obstructions to food. Their work holds implications for not only biology and medicine, but also robotic search-and-rescue tactics. […]

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers have used CRISPR technology to probe the mechanisms that guide the developmental trajectories of stem cells in the brain. The results show that crucial cellular switches are doubly protected against unintended activation. […]

Chewing gums found in western Sweden contain the oldest human DNA found in Scandinavia. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com […]

Ocean microbes long thought to depend exclusively on eating turn out to have a solid, if sinister, Plan B -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com […]

They’re magical, yes, but there’s a dark side to those flickering spots of light—including, in some cases, “kleptoparasitism” -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com […]

The detection of this radioactive relic of nuclear weapons tests in a remote environment shows humanity’s far-reaching environmental impact -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com […]

Ammonia from penguin poop gets carried on Antarctic winds, fertilizing mosses and lichens as far as a mile away. Christopher Intagliata reports.  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com […]