Biology
Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events
Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events Plant, caterpillar, parasitoid interaction studied for 22 years by...
Human-sparked fires smaller, less intense but more frequent with longer seasons
Study sheds light on 'new normal' for firefightersCredit: NASA Fires started by people have steadily increased in recent decades, sparking...
New research uses physiological cues to distinguish computer-generated faces from human ones
Human heartbeats are the basis of the science, published in SPIE and IS&T's Journal of Electronic ImagingCredit: Bonomi and Boato...
A chronicle of giant straight-tusked elephants
Credit: Hsu Shu-yu About 800,000 years ago, the giant straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon migrated out of Africa and became widespread across...
‘Treasure trove’ of new discoveries highlights gaps in coral knowledge
Credit: Credit to Jeremy Horowitz/ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Scientists discovered dozens of new coral species on...
Air pollution in New York City linked to wildfires hundreds of miles away
Credit: Stefan Doerr via Immageo, CC BY-ND 3.0 A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires...
Mosquitoes are drawn to flowers as much as people — and now scientists know why
Credit: Kiley Riffell Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn't get very far. They rely on this sense to...
A model ecosystem fish story
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Have I got a fish story for you. Any angler beginning a...
Platypus on brink of extinction
Credit: UNSW Science Australia's devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic platypus, a globally unique mammal, with...
Researcher discovers previously rejected function in the brain’s blood vessels
Credit: Lauritzen Lab, University of Copenhagen Allegedly, they should not exist in the brain, the so-called precapillary sphincters - a...
Arctic sea ice can’t ‘bounce back’
Credit: Paul Butler Arctic sea ice cannot "quickly bounce back" if climate change causes it to melt, new research suggests....
Viticulture Data Journal: Non-conventional papers foster open science & sustainability
Credit: Viticulture Data Journal and ARPHA Platform Non-conventional, yet pivotal research results: data, models, methods, software, data analytics pipelines and...
New study highlights importance of grain foods in infant diets
The first-of-its-kind analysis demonstrates infant grain consumption linked to superior diet qualityCredit: Grain Foods Foundation January 21, 2020 - Washington,...
Discovery of beneficial fungal taxa may help restore native plant in the PNW
Credit: Gretchen Freed, Daniel Schlatter, Timothy Paulitz, and Frank Dugan Camas, a seed-producing forb, grows in prairie and wetland habitats...