Miles Martin
Reporter, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
@ArtfulSciMiles Martin, based in Kingston, Rhode Island, covers Life Sciences and Physical Sciences for The Academic Times. Prior to that, Miles worked on the media and communications team at Cell Press and as a freelance science writer. He holds an MSc in science communication and public engagement from the University of Edinburgh.
Women with strong preferences about their method of childbirth are strongly driven by both fear and the desire to have control over the birthing process, according to a new analysis of 52 studies on the views and perspectives of women regarding cesarean sections and vaginal birth.
Researchers working in Swedish boreal forests found that ectomycorrhizal fungi — symbiotic fungi that exchange nutrients with trees — are associated with a significant reduction in stored soil carbon, which could have implications for maintaining the important environmental services these forests provide, such as nutrient cycling.
By collecting and analyzing DNA floating in the water, researchers working in the Mediterranean found that more species of fish live outside government-protected areas than within them, highlighting a “biodiversity conservation paradox” in marine nature reserves.
Researchers have developed a series of small, wireless sensors that can monitor the vital signs of pregnant women and their babies, replacing the bulky, antiquated systems that have been used for fetal monitoring for decades.
By detecting subtle but rapid changes in odors moving through the air, mice are able to gather information about the space around them while also overcoming behavioral challenges, such as distinguishing sources of odor, new research suggests.
Researchers studying thale cress plants have discovered that the microbiome, a collection of benign bacteria that live in and on the plant, stimulates a common immune response that helps train the immune system to combat harmful pathogens.
Researchers have developed a technique for "listening" in on the electrostatic signals honeybees emit to communicate with one another, allowing scientists to gather information about the health and behavior of the bees directly from the source.
The oldest minerals in the world have provided researchers with new evidence that plate tectonics, the large-scale movement of the Earth’s crust that is responsible for many geological phenomena, began 3.6 billion years ago.
By analyzing the impact of ocean warming and size-selective fishing on six generations of zebrafish, Australian researchers have found that fisheries can help buffer the impacts of climate change on their stock by fishing randomly rather than indiscriminately capturing large fish.