To understand ecology, follow the connections
New research from UMass Amherst suggests that demography is the key to managing habitat loss and fragmentationCredit: Lucilleb/iStock/Getty Images Plus ...
Worms learn how to optimize foraging by switching their response to social cues
Worms optimise their foraging behaviour by learning to associate pheromones with food availability and changing their movements accordinglyCredit: Adapted from ...
From eyebrow beans to ‘lost’ rice: community seedbanks are protecting China’s crops
Despite being relatively new in China, community-led seedbanks are a valuable resource in conserving agricultural biodiversity. For the first time, ...
Predicting the future of cod
Hereon scientists develop new fisheries management planning tool -- fewer stocks expectedCredit: Photo: David Young via Fotolia The future of ...
Research enhances understanding of switchgrass, an important bioenergy crop
Credit: K.Stepnitz, Michigan State University Bioenergy crops are an alternative energy source that, unlike fossil fuels, could positively impact the ...
Novel coronavirus infects and replicates in salivary gland cells
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo suggests that tissues specializing in saliva production and secretion serve as ...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers unlock secrets behind liver regrowth and regenerative medicine
New insight into the liver's unique ability to regenerate holds promise for developing treatments for the lung, heart, and other ...
Acid sensor discovered in plants
Credit: (Picture: Dorothea Graus / University of Wuerzburg) Climate change is causing increased flooding and prolonged waterlogging in northern Europe, ...
Enzyme from fungi shows molecules which way to turn
Xue Sherry Gao and team isolate natural catalysts for better drug synthesisCredit: Zhiwen Liu/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 6, 2021) ...
Dolphin species that live together, do not necessarily compete for food
Credit: Image: Genyffer C. Troina. Cetacean illustration by José Luis Vázquez, adapted from Bastida et al. 2018 Dolphin species that ...
A new look at color displays
Tunable structural color images by UV-patterned conducting polymer nanofilms on metal surfacesCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have developed ...
Into the third funding phase with a boost for growth
Central German research centre iDiv to receive additional millionsCredit: Stefan Bernhardt The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig ...
New broadly applicable tool provides insight into fungicide resistance
Credit: Jingyu Peng, Hyunkyu Sang, Tyre J. Proffer, Jacqueline Gleason, Cory A. Outwater, Geunhwa Jung, and George W. Sundin Succinate ...
Story tips: Powered by nature, get on the bus, accelerating methane and more
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Manufacturing - Powered by nature A team of researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...
Setting COVID-19 drug trials up for success
Clinical studies of COVID-19 drugs may benefit from randomization and early recruitment, model showsCredit: (c) Tomoki Shimizu / Kyoto University ...
ARPHA expands to computer science with International Journal of Universal Computer Science
Credit: N/A The scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft and its self-developed publishing platform ARPHA welcome The International Journal of ...
Shining a light on methane transformation
Using photocatalysts to convert methane into valuable chemicalsCredit: Giannis Mpourmpakis/CANELa Lab PITTSBURGH (July 6, 2021) ... The growth of the ...
Loss of biodiversity in streams threatens vital biological process
Credit: Bradley Cardinale Lab, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The fast-moving decline and extinction of many species of detritivores ...
An ‘instruction’ to the crocodylian skull
Scientists from St Petersburg University described for the first time all structures in the animal's braincase, having studied more than ...
Keeping bacteria under lock and key
UD researchers and collaborators report advances in biological containmentCredit: Photo by Kathy Atkinson Scientists and engineers are constantly looking for ...