Biology
U of T researchers discover high levels of non-coding RNAs in testes, suggesting new roles in sperm function and evolution
Researchers at the University of Toronto have mapped the spatial distribution of around 700 long non-coding RNAs, otherwise known as...
An international effort to define intelligence, consciousness and more: efforts to create consensus definitions for diverse intelligent systems
A call for collaboration to define the language in all AI related spaces, with a focus on 'diverse intelligent systems'...
Platypus and chicken reveal how chromosomes balance between the sexes
UNSW Sydney researchers have made new discoveries of fundamental differences in biological processes between males and females—by interrogating the unique...
Reconstruction of the environmental conditions and cultivation practices when agriculture first emerged in Western Europe
Around 7,000 years ago, the first farmers in the western Mediterranean selected the most fertile land available, cultivated cereal varieties...
Injury dressings in first-aid kits provide a new technique to reveal shark species after bite incidents
Scientists have revealed that injury dressings found in first-aid kits can reliably be used to identify shark species involved in...
Prestigious NIH award will advance brain research at UCR
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A National Institutes of Health grant received by Vijayalakshmi (Viji) Santhakumar, a professor of molecular, cell and systems biology at...
California a botanical and climate change hot spot
From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot. It’s also a...
Winter breeding offers lifeline for monarch butterflies in Northern California
PULLMAN, Wash. — Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in...
Carpets and flames: Design rules for the morphology of ciliated organs
The history of science is a series of paradigm shifts – conventional theories debunked and replaced by new discoveries. Kanso...
Researchers create ADP- or ATP-containing molecules with improved yield and consistency
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-containing important biological molecules can modify macromolecules like proteins and nucleic acids to alter...
From tree holes to trash
A team of biologists from the University of Delhi and Zoological Survey of India, Harvard University, and the University of...
Evidence-based information combats misleading and false claims on the internet and social media about the anti-Mullerian hormone test
Researchers in Australia have found that when women are given accurate information about a test that indicates the number of...
Advanced biosensor uncovers role of gibberellin in integrating light signaling and stem growth in plants
Advancements in biosensor technology are now letting us observe previously undetectable plant hormones orchestrating growth and responding to environmental stimuli...
Innovative method for 3D quantitative phase imaging
Light waves, as they propagate through a medium, experience a temporal delay. This delay can unveil crucial information about the...
Two shark species documented in Puget Sound for first time by Oregon State researchers
CORVALLIS, Oregon – Oregon State University researchers have made the first scientific confirmation in Puget Sound of two distinct shark...
Balancing instability and robustness: new mathematical framework to understand dynamics of natural systems
Scientists all over the world use modeling approaches to understand complex natural systems like climate systems or neuronal or biochemical...
Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for clean energy transition
New research has found that 4,642 species of vertebrate are threatened by mineral extraction around the world through mining and...
New understanding of fly behavior has potential application in robotics, public safety
RENO, Nevada — Why do flies buzz around in circles when the air is still? And why does it matter?Credit:...
Effects of the initial microbiota on microbial succession during eggplant fermentation
Shibazuke is a traditional Japanese eggplant pickle produced by the process of fermentation using lactic acid bacteria (LAB). LAB which...
Lampreys possess a ‘jaw-dropping’ evolutionary origin
EVANSTON, Ill. --- One of just two vertebrates without a jaw, sea lampreys that are wreaking havoc in Midwestern fisheries...
