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July 4, 2024
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July 3, 2024 — Meet Gaiasia jennyae, the swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head. It lived 40 million years before the first dinosaurs, and it was the top predator in its ...
July 2, 2024 — Saving lives through surgery is no longer exclusive to humans. Scientists now detail how Florida carpenter ants, a common, brown species native to its namesake, selectively treat the wounded limbs of fellow nestmates -- either by wound cleaning or ...
June 25, 2024 — In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana -- a species not typically found in South America. This unusual sighting ...
June 18, 2024 — Scientists discovered that Neolamprologus savoryi fish use punishment to encourage offspring to cooperate in brood care, revealing advanced cognitive abilities previously thought unique to higher vertebrates. This study highlights that punishment ...
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July 3, 2024 — New tech reveals findings that address long-standing theories about how bacteria begin the process of making RNA from ...
July 3, 2024 — It's no secret that kids aren't crazy about having too many seeds, pulp or chunks in their food. But six-year-olds in particular definitely can't ...
July 3, 2024 — Researchers found no infectious virus in the sampled pasteurized milk products tested for ...
July 3, 2024 — The more we discover about the natural world, the more we find that nature is the greatest engineer. Past research implied that liquids can only be transported in fixed direction on species with ...
July 3, 2024 — Blue and great tits recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they found it, a new study shows. In the first experiment of its kind to involve wild animals, blue and ...
July 3, 2024 — Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valley. Sediment cores off the Nile mouth reveal insights into the effects and causes of heavy rainfall ...
July 1, 2024 — Bacteria are experts at evolving resistance to antibiotics. One resistance strategy is to cover their cell walls in sticky and gooey biofilm that antibiotics cannot penetrate. A new discovery could ...
July 1, 2024 — Human hunting, not climate change, played a decisive role in the extinction of large mammals over the last 50,000 years. This conclusion comes from ...
July 1, 2024 — In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it ...
July 1, 2024 — Shrinking glaciers expose new land in the Arctic, creating unique ecosystems. Researchers studied how microbes colonize these barren landscapes. The ...
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July 2, 2024 — Solar panel and biorefinery designers could learn a thing or two from iridescent giant clams living near tropical coral reefs, according to a new study. This is because giant clams have precise ...
July 2, 2024 — A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast -- very fast. Although a person initially becomes infected with one or a few HIV strains, the virus replicates and ...
July 2, 2024 — The sea worm Platynereis dumerilii is only a few centimeters long but has a remarkable ability: in just a few days, it can regenerate entire parts of its body after an injury or amputation. By ...
July 2, 2024 — Leopards, who are already in decline, can't keep up with hyenas when people are around. As we humans move into the their territories more and more, we are helping to disturb and unbalance ...
July 2, 2024 — Scientists have developed a near chromosome-level genome for the Mojave poppy bee, a specialist pollinator of conservation ...
July 2, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant advance in understanding how genes are controlled in living organisms. The new study focuses on critical snippets of RNA in the tiny, transparent roundworm ...
July 2, 2024 — When it comes to managing blood sugar levels, most people think about counting carbs. But new research shows that, for some, it may be just as important to consider the proteins and fats in their ...
July 2, 2024 — New research shows how a small group of single-celled algae are able to use chemical cues to communicate stress information. Understanding this ability, once thought unique to plants, helps ...
July 1, 2024 — A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making crucial habitat less appealing to certain fish ...
July 1, 2024 — Domesticated animals play a prominent role in our society, with two-thirds of American families enjoying the companionship of pets and many others relying on animal products for their nutritional ...
July 1, 2024 — Pioneering AI-powered research on butterflies has probed the under-studied evolution of females and adds to a debate between Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel ...
July 1, 2024 — A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the warmest waters on earth, in the Arabian Gulf, have adapted to survive extreme ...
July 1, 2024 — A study provides new clues in the understanding of how antibiotic resistance spreads. The study shows how an enzyme breaks down the bacteria's protective outer layer, the cell wall, and thus ...
July 1, 2024 — GPS tracking collars have revealed how newly reintroduced eastern quolls are settling in at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary in Canberra, with quolls who were born at the sanctuary accepting their ...
July 1, 2024 — Researchers have discovered another factor that affects the composition of the gut microbiome: time of ...
July 1, 2024 — Scientists discovered the oldest fossil grapes in the Western Hemisphere, which help show how after the death of the dinosaurs, grapes spread across the ...
July 1, 2024 — Melanin is a ubiquitous compound in nature, produced by many organisms. However, its potential as a biomass resource to produce value-added chemicals and materials remains relatively unexplored. In a ...
June 30, 2024 — The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh conditions lethal to most life forms. The moss is well known for ...
June 30, 2024 — Scientists have developed a novel way to observe the elusive burrowing behavior of hagfish. Scientists created a specialized tank of transparent gelatin in order to visualize how the hagfish behave ...
June 28, 2024 — Atmospheric scientists predict that unchecked carbon emissions will force tropical rains to shift northward in the coming decades, which would profoundly impact agriculture and economies near the ...
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Giant Clams May Hold the Answers to Making Solar Energy More Efficient
- Advancing Toward a Preventative HIV Vaccine
- A New Breakthrough in Understanding Regeneration in a Marine Worm
- Spotted Apex Predator Being Pressured by Spotted Pack Hunters -- And It's Our Fault
- Near Chromosome-Level Genome of the Mojave Poppy Bee
- Research Shows How RNA 'junk' Controls Our Genes
- Proteins and Fats Can Drive Insulin Production for Some, Paving Way for Tailored Nutrition
- Study Illuminates Cues Algae Use to 'listen' To Their Environment
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Ocean Acidification Turns Fish Off Coral Reefs
- Genetic Patterns of World's Farmed, Domesticated Foxes Revealed Via Historical Deep-Dive
- AI-Powered Study Explores Under-Studied Female Evolution
- Researchers Identify Unique Survival Strategies Adopted by Fish in the World's Warmest Waters
- Degradation of Cell Wall Key in the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
- Everybody Needs Good Neighbors: Resident Quolls Help Newcomers Settle in at Mulligans Flat
- New Findings May Fix the Replicability Crisis in Microbiome Research
- Sixty-Million-Year-Old Grape Seeds Reveal How the Death of the Dinosaurs May Have Paved the Way for Grapes to Spread
- Melanin from Cuttlefish Ink as a Sustainable Biomass Resource
Sunday, June 30, 2024
- This Desert Moss Has the Potential to Grow on Mars
- New Study Shows Mechanisms of Hagfish Burrowing Into Deep Sea Sediment
Friday, June 28, 2024
- Climate Change to Shift Tropical Rains Northward
- A Dog's Puppyhood Can Cause 'puppy Blues' Reminiscent of Baby Blues
- Creating Supranormal Hearing in Mice
- New Model Could Help Provide Expectant Mothers a Clearer Path to Safe Fish Consumption
- Ecologists Reconstruct the History of Biodiversity in the Indo-Australian Archipelago and Its Rise as a Hotspot
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Projected Loss of Brown Macroalgae and Seagrasses With Global Environmental Change
- No More Stressing out Over Structural Formulas
- Ammonites' Fate Sealed by Meteor Strike That Wiped out Dinosaurs
- New Mathematical Model Sheds Light on the Absence of Breastfeeding in Male Mammals
- Long-Standing Marine Mystery Solved: How Algae Get Nitrogen to Grow
- Groundbreaking Discovery: Zinc Can Make Crop Yields More Climate-Resilient
- New Deep-Learning Model Outperforms Google AI System in Predicting Peptide Structures
- Emotional Overeating Fed by Temperament, Caregivers' Reactions to Children's Emotions
- Last Surviving Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred but Not Doomed to Extinction
- To Protect Corals from Summer Heatwaves, We Should Help Their Microbial Symbionts Evolve Heat Tolerance in the Lab
- Pacific Cod Can't Rely on Coastal Safe Havens for Protection During Marine Heat Waves
- Bird Flu Stays Stable on Milking Equipment for at Least One Hour
- Wolves Reintroduced to Isle Royale Temporarily Affect Other Carnivores, Humans Have Influence as Well
- Invasive Ants Spread by Hitchhiking on Everyday Vehicles
- A Promising Weapon Against Measles
- Prehistoric 'Pompeii' Discovered: Most Pristine Trilobite Fossils Ever Found Shake Up Scientific Understanding of the Long Extinct Group
- Under Pressure: How Comb Jellies Have Adapted to Life at the Bottom of the Ocean
- Potent Therapy Candidate for Fatal Prion Diseases
- New, Holistic Way to Teach Synthetic Biology
- Why the Harsh Snowball Earth Kick-Started Our Earliest Multicellular Ancestors
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Genetic Stability in a Long-Term Panamanian Hybrid Zone of Manakin Birds
- Brain's 'escape Switch' Controlled by Threat Sensitivity Dial
- From Takeoff to Flight, the Wiring of a Fly's Nervous System Is Mapped
- Scientists Discover Genetic 'off Switch' In Legume Plants That Limits Biological Ability to Source Nutrients
- Cell Division: Before Commitment, a Very Long Engagement
- New Tool Enables Faster, More Cost-Effective Genome Editing of Traits to Improve Agriculture Sustainability
- Unlocking the World of Bacteria
- The on-and-Off Affair in DNA
- Future Risk of Coral Bleaching Set to Intensify Globally
- Ocean's Loss of Oxygen Caused Massive Jurassic Extinction: Could It Happen Again?
- Slipping a Note to a Neighbor: The Cellular Way
- Towards Non-Toxic Antifouling Agents: A Novel Method for Total Synthesis of Scabrolide F
- Plankton Researchers Urge Their Colleagues to Mix It Up
- Revealing the Dynamic Choreography Inside Multilayer Vesicles
- Biting Flies on Dairy Farms Can Spread Bovine Mastitis
- Light-Weight Microscope Captures Large-Scale Brain Activity of Mice on the Move
- Rewriting the Armadillo Family Tree: A New Species, Plus a Name Change for the State Mammal of Texas
- Frog 'saunas' A Lifeline for Endangered Frog Populations
- Zebrafish Reveal How Bioelectricity Shapes Muscle Development
- 'A Hearty Debate' Concludes Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Are Healthier for Your Heart Than Meat
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
- Team Aims to Improve Safety of Fertilizers Made from Wastewater Sludge
- 3D-Printed Chip Sensor Detects Foodborne Pathogens for Safer Products
- Should You Eat More Dietary Fiber? New Study Says It Depends
Monday, June 24, 2024
- Myths About Intermittent Fasting, Debunked
- Fuel Treatments Reduce Future Wildfire Severity
- Removal of Excess Chloride Ions by Plants When Subjected to Salt Stress
- How Cells Boost Gene Expression
- New Tomato, Potato Family Tree Shows That Fruit Color and Size Evolved Together
- Mashed Up Purple Marine Bacteria Makes an Excellent Eco-Friendly Fertilizer
Friday, June 21, 2024
- Simple Test for Flu Could Improve Diagnosis and Surveillance
- Boosting Biodiversity Without Hurting Local Economies
- Human Activity: A Double-Edged Sword in the Face of Drought
- Resiliency Shaped by Activity in the Gut Microbiome and Brain
- Unifying Behavioral Analysis Through Animal Foundation Models
- AI-Driven Plant Root Analysis
- How to Make Aging a 'fairer Game' For All Wormkind
Thursday, June 20, 2024
- New Study Finds Dinosaur Fossils Did Not Inspire the Mythological Griffin
- Wild Chimpanzees Seek out Medicinal Plants to Treat Illness and Injuries
- Newly Discovered Dinosaur Boasts Big, Blade-Like Horns
- First Conclusive Evidence That a Terrestrial Leech Species Can Jump
- Climate Models Underestimate Carbon Cycling Through Plants
- Wild Yeasts from Patagonia Could Yield New Flavors of Lagers
- Insecticides Contributed to Loss of Butterflies Across American Midwest, Study Finds
- Hurricane Changed 'rules of the Game' In Monkey Society
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Blessing in Disguise: Mycoviruses Enhance Fungicide Effectiveness Against Plant Pathogens
- Interaction With Insects Accelerates Plant Evolution
- Wooden Surfaces May Have Natural Antiviral Properties
- Non-Native Plants and Animals Expanding Ranges 100 Times Faster Than Native Species
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Is Coffee Good for You or Bad for You?
- Odors Are Encoded in Rings in the Brain of Migratory Locusts
- Tight-Knit Communities Can Prevent Environmental Progress
- The World's Oldest Wine Discovered
- Natural Hazards Threaten Over Three Thousand Species
- Restored Rat-Free Islands Could Support Hundreds of Thousands More Breeding Seabirds
- Large Wildfires Create Weather That Favors More Fire
- Where to Put Head and Tail?