Biology
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The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding a new Research Training Group (RTG) at the University of Göttingen from...
Naturally regrowing forests are helping to protect the remaining old forests in the Amazon
The climate crisis and UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration have generated great interest in the value of secondary forests. These...
New beetle species has bottle-opener shaped genitalia: Now that calls for a Carlsberg!
Penises are more prevalent in some lines of work than others. And for researchers who study biodiversity of insects, penises...
Endangered turtle population under threat as pollution may lead to excess of females being born
Green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. They are at...
Reduction in survival and growth rate of Betula ermanii seedlings at tree lines and southern limits by diverse mechanisms
Tsukuba, Japan—Plant species are distributed in their preferred climatic zones, and plants growing at the edge of their natural distribution...
Found at last: Bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years
More than sixty years after it was last recorded, an expedition team has rediscovered an iconic, egg-laying mammal in one...
Mystery solved: how hummingbirds fly through gaps that are too small
Soaring, wings outstretched, many birds sail through the air unhindered. However, species that dine on fruit, seeds and nectar must...
Hummingbirds’ unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures
Most birds that flit through dense, leafy forests have a strategy for maneuvering through tight windows in the vegetation —...
Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers
Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers to feed their chicks, new research shows.Credit: Andrew Young Desert...
Bacteria-virus arms race provides rare window into rapid and complex evolution
As conceived by Charles Darwin in the 1800s, evolution is a slow, gradual process during which species adaptations are inherited...
The enigma of embryonic development: How certain animals trim their genomes
Credit: Credit University of Warwick New research is underway to decipher a fascinating biological puzzle—how some animals can naturally...
Poison dart frogs: Personality determines reproductive strategies
Unlike their relatives, individuals of the poison frog Allobates femoralis are not poisonous but are captivating due to their different...
Researchers decipher the mechanism by which the MAF protein promotes breast cancer metastasis
Barcelona, 9 November 2023 – Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women, with more than 2...
Team creates synthetic enzymes to unravel molecular mysteries
A University of Texas at Dallas bioengineer has developed synthetic enzymes that can control the behavior of the signaling protein...
Scientists caution against a reliance on mechanical devices to clear water bodies of plastic
An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic...
UTSA MATRIX AI Consortium receives $2 million to make AI more efficient
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2 million grant through its Emerging Frontiers in Research Initiatives (EFRI) program to investigators...
A new connection between the gut microbiota and prostate inflammation in aging men
“Creating a properly functioning intestinal microenvironment can significantly reduce the overall inflammation, which also affects the prostate.”Credit: 2023 Ratajczak et...
German Research Foundation renews funding for Research Training Group “Gene Regulation in Evolution” at Mainz University
Over the past four and a half years, Mainz University has made significant advances in unravelling the role of gene...
A fifth of European Red List flora and fauna species may be at risk of extinction
A new analysis of 14,669 threatened species of plants and animals found in Europe reveals that about one fifth face...
Yeast with an over half synthetic genome is created in the lab
Researchers have combined over seven synthetic chromosomes that were made in the lab into a single yeast cell, resulting in...
