Biology
Mutation solves a century-old mystery in meiosis
Movies such as ‘X-Men,’ ‘Fantastic Four,’ and ‘The Guardians,’ which showcase vibrant mutant heroes, have captivated global audiences. Recently, a...
New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change
In a new study, researchers have used the fossil record to better understand what factors make animals more vulnerable to...
How does a virus hijack insect sperm to control disease vectors and pests?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male...
The Malaria parasite generates genetic diversity using an evolutionary ‘copy-paste’ tactic
By dissecting the genetic diversity of the most deadly human malaria parasite – Plasmodium falciparum – researchers at EMBL’s European...
Lack of functional eyes does not affect biological clock in zebrafish
Functional eyes are not required for a working circadian clock in zebrafish, as a research team1 including CNRS scientists has...
New research unveils effective STEM program models for high school students from historically marginalized communities
An Institute for Systems Biology (ISB)-led study has unveiled important insights and actionable protocols into providing equitable STEM (Science, Technology,...
Eight new deep-sea species of marine sponges discovered
Despite marine sponges being widespread on our planet, their biodiversity and distribution is still poorly known. Even though the Mediterranean...
First atom-level structure of packaged viral genome reveals new properties, dynamics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A computational model of the more than 26 million atoms in a DNA-packed viral capsid expands our...
Exploring the effects of Dasatinib, Quercetin, and Fisetin on DNA methylation clocks: a longitudinal study on senolytic interventions
“ our findings underscore the imperative for additional markers to gauge the physiological impact of senolytic treatments ”Credit: 2024 Lee...
Diving dinosaurs? Certain methods may be unsuitable for inferring dino lifestyles
The support for the hypothesis of Spinosaurus as an aquatic pursuit predator may have had fundamental flaws, according to Nathan...
New deep-sea worm discovered at methane seep off Costa Rica
Greg Rouse, a marine biologist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other researchers have discovered a new...
Revealing the evolutionary origin of genomic imprinting
Some of our genes can be expressed or silenced depending on whether we inherited them from our mother or our...
A new genus of fungi on grasses
While ecologically important, small mushrooms on monocots (grasses and sedges) are rarely studied and a lack of information about their...
Scientists-CT scanned thousands of natural history specimens, which you can access for free
Read the online version (Available 8:00 a.m. ET, March 6, 2024)Credit: openVertebrate Read the online version (Available 8:00 a.m. ET,...
Research explores the cooling effects of ‘scuba-diving’ in lizards
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Anoles are the scuba-diving champions of the lizard world, able to stay underwater for more than 16...
Microalgae with unusual cell biology
What are the molecular processes in a unicellular marine algae species that can cause harmful algal blooms? A research team...
Fossil named “Attenborough’s strange bird” was the first in its kind without teeth
No birds alive today have teeth. But that wasn’t always the case-- many early fossil birds had beaks full of...
Rice’s Wiess School launches Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences
The Wiess School of Natural Sciences at Rice University has launched the Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences to improve the...
Research suggests new tool-making timeline for East Asian hominins
A new study from the Nihewan basin of China has revealed that hominins who possessed advanced knapping abilities equivalent to...
Scientists train a bank of AI models to identify patterns of brain activity that signal memory formation
The study of brain oscillations has advanced our understanding of brain function. Ripples are a type of fast oscillations underlying...
