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Mouthwash for dogs: water additive with pomegranate helps to keep canine teeth healthy

September 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Veterinarian researchers performed a blinded randomized controlled trial to show that a commercially available water additive [...]

Swimming lessons often discourage kids from just having fun in the pool

September 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers rated the teaching style of swimming teachers in the Netherlands, focusing on the degree to which the need for [...]

Why ecological restoration without Indigenous leadership won’t last

September 26, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Dr Jennifer Grenz, University of British Columbia Dr Jennifer Grenz. Image: UBC Dr Jennifer Grenz is the principal investigator at The Indigenous Ecology Lab at the [...]

Holidays back to the home country could help bilingual children hold on to their family’s original language

September 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Holding on to a heritage language which isn’t widely spoken in the country of residence is [...]

Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids

September 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

Frontiers for Young Minds launches third volume of Nobel Collection articles for young readers Photo credit: Frontiers Frontiers for Young Minds, an award-winning, [...]

Shading the Great Barrier Reef from the sun might slow bleaching-induced coral decline

September 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock As ocean temperatures rise, corals can lose their color due to heat stress. Bleaching does not kill corals [...]

Captive pandas could be ‘jet lagged’ if their body clocks don’t match their environment

September 18, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock Animals’ circadian clocks normally get cues from their environments: light cycles, seasonal food [...]

Identifying polar bears just got easier: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

September 14, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of [...]

Certain proteins in breast milk found to be essential for a baby’s healthy gut

September 13, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers have shown that high concentrations of key proteins in human breast milk, especially osteopontin and κ-casein, are [...]

Frontiers adopts CCC Ringgold Identify Database to enhance data quality

September 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

Open access publisher Frontiers has adopted the CCC Ringgold Identify Database as its Persistent Identifier (PID) solution. The unique numerical identifier system applied to [...]

The climate crisis could reshape Italian mountain forests forever

September 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock. With the changes in conditions caused by the climate crisis, the forests of the Italian Alps and [...]

What makes a Grand Slam champion? Research finds three key guidelines for tennis coaches

September 7, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Dr Dario Novak, University of Zagreb Image courtesy of Dr Novak: Dario Novak and Marin Čilić, 2020 Olympic silver medalist To provide adequate support to young athletes, [...]

To amplify, falsify or verify? AI and published science

September 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

In August this year, Marie Soulière, senior publishing manager at Frontiers, featured in closing keynote discussion at the annual FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute. [...]

Scientists develop finger sweat test to detect antipsychotic drugs in patients

August 31, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Maintaining a regimen of antipsychotic drugs can be difficult, but going off them unexpectedly can [...]

Open access: In conversation with Frontiers’ Dr Marie Souliere

August 30, 2023 // 0 Comments

Joining us today is Dr Marie Soulière, senior publishing manager at Frontiers, who was elected as Council Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in 2020. In [...]

Visibility and impact: The twin peaks for open access researchers

August 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

In August this year, Georgina Harris, portfolio manager at Frontiers, ran a workshop at the annual FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute, alongside Timothy Vollmer of [...]

Reefs made from culled trees can help kickstart sea life in threatened waters

August 25, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer One of the ‘tree-reefs’ being examined after five months in the Wadden Sea. Image credit: Jon Dickson Researchers [...]

New pocket-sized device for clinicians could spot infected wounds faster

August 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists have developed a device that works with a smartphone or tablet to capture medical [...]

People taking adult education classes run lower risk of dementia

August 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers analyzed health information on middle-aged and senior participants in the UK Biobank. They showed that those who took [...]

City-living may make male song sparrows more doting ‘super’ fathers

August 22, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Rob Lachlan New behavioral traits are often the first response of animals to changing environmental conditions. As cities [...]

A simple mouth rinse could spot early heart disease risk

August 18, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Periodontitis, a common oral health problem that involves infected gums, is linked to [...]

Sustainability in space travel can aid efforts here on Earth

August 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angelo Vermeulen/Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: E|A|S (Evolving Asteroid Starships)/Joris Putteneers Dr Angelo Vermeulen is a space systems researcher [...]

Scientists pinpoint the microbes essential to making traditional mozzarella

August 15, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists studied the microbes present at different stages of the mozzarella-making process at [...]

New high-tech microscope using AI successfully detects malaria in returning travelers

August 10, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Malaria is an infectious disease claiming more than half a million lives each year. Because traditional [...]

Antarctic extreme events: ‘All-time records are being shattered not from decades ago, but from the last few years and months’

August 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Prof Martin Siegert, University of Exeter (Cornwall) Image: Shutterstock.com 42 governments around the world have agreed to protect Antarctica’s environment. While the [...]

Holidaymakers be warned: Short, intense sun-seeking trips can disrupt skin’s microbiome

August 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Heightened exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the leading cause of preventable skin cancer and [...]

Consuming added sugars may increase risk of kidney stones

August 4, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer In an observational study, researchers showed that consuming more added sugars is consistently associated with greater odds of [...]

Fighting chronic pain with food: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

August 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of [...]

Scientists solve ‘enigma’ of pygmy right whales’ feeding habits

July 31, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer A pygmy right whales in the wild. Image credit: Henry Cordell Researchers have shown from stable isotope ratios in the baleen of [...]

Low fiber intake during pregnancy may delay development in infants’ brains

July 27, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Certain nutrients – including dietary fiber, vitamin C, and folic acid – are often consumed in too [...]

Meet a scientist who studies how to save lives in a nuclear disaster

July 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Prof Hiroshi Yasuda/Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Prof Yasuda pictured at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Image: Hiroshi Yasuda. Prof Hiroshi Yasuda [...]

Tourists help scientists reveal microplastic pollution on remote Arctic beaches

July 21, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com We know that microplastic contamination has reached the Arctic, but quantifying the amount that [...]

Frontiers adopts CRediT to enhance clarity in research authorship

July 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

Frontiers journals have adopted the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to improve the way authors’ contributions to research are communicated and acknowledged. The new [...]

Smiles all round: clinical trial shows that a toothpaste containing synthetic tooth minerals can prevent cavities as effectively as fluoride

July 18, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists studying alternatives to fluoride toothpastes tested out hydroxyapatite toothpaste, [...]

Soil dwellers thrive in between solar panels: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

July 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of [...]

Scientists knit futuristic eco-building designs using fungal networks

July 14, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image courtesy of the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment Scientists have developed mycocrete, a paste made [...]

‘Red sea plume’ alga may cut greenhouse gas emissions from cow poo nearly in half

July 13, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Methane production in the livestock sector greatly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Animals with [...]

Frontiers responds to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on its national strategy for artificial intelligence

July 12, 2023 // 0 Comments

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has launched a call for information to shape the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Artificial Intelligence [...]

Simple oxygen intervention could help patients ‘dramatically improve’ after brain injuries

July 11, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Normobaric oxygen, delivered at the same pressure as the atmosphere, is often used to maximize [...]

Stressed rattlesnakes found to calm down in the company of a nearby ‘friend’

July 6, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Jasper Nance/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) When a creature’s stress levels decrease because of the presence of a companion, [...]

Migrant orangutans learn which foods are good to eat by watching the locals

July 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer An unflanged migrant orangutan male (on the left side) and an adolescent local orangutan female (on the right side) are peering [...]

Meet a team of scientists working to prevent interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planets

July 4, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Dr Athena Coustenis (CNRS, Paris University), Mr Niklas Hedman (UN Office for Outer Space Affairs), and Prof Peter Doran (University of Louisiana) As the search for life [...]