Biology
Almost half of koala habitats will be under high bushfire threat by 2070
Australian koala populations have been decimated by bushfires in recent years - and researchers are forecasting that bushfires will threaten...
Researchers find new mechanisms that cause blindness and open the door to future treatments
There are still many enigmas about the mechanism of action of the CERKL gene, which causes retinitis pigmentosa and other...
Development of a noise barometer for measuring epigenetic pressure of aging and disease
“ we describe a conceptually different measurement (not a prediction) of persons’ biological age, which we term a noise barometer...
Hydroelectric power plants in Brazil threaten turtles that depend on rapids, study warns
A research project supported by FAPESP shows that the construction of new hydroelectric power plants in Brazil’s South region could have an...
Understanding how cells avoid obstacles
Imagine a dark room packed full of furniture. Now imagine moving through it to get to the other side, using...
Study provides genomic insights into the past and future of the black rhinoceros
The iconic African black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) faces an uncertain future after intense poaching caused a 98% decline in wild...
Micro4PAP: a new microscope generation for in-vivo imaging of cells mechanics
Genoa/Rome (Italy), 14th September 2023 – A tool that uses light to study biological molecules without interfering with their nanometric...
Calcium acts as missing link to dead cell clean-up
A research team co-led by scientists from Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan has uncovered mechanisms...
New $50 million institute aims to use the power of math to model, predict biological processes
Building a mathematics-based understanding of biology at all scales of life — from individual cells to interactions between species —...
Pollination by more than one bee species improves cherry harvest
To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by both honey bees and mason bees. A new study...
Researchers uncover enzyme important in reproductive biological clock
How do you study reproductive aging, the biological clock that affects fertility, in the lab? Researchers at HHMI’s Janelia Research...
A trained detection dog found sea turtle nests in Florida more accurately and efficiently than humans, indicating potential for dog-assisted nest monitoring
A trained detection dog found sea turtle nests in Florida more accurately and efficiently than humans, indicating potential for dog-assisted...
Owners of cats on vegan diets report healthier pets than owners of meat-eating cats
In a survey of cat owners, those who fed their cats vegan diets tended to report better health outcomes for...
Using lasers to choose and export single-cell cultures: An efficient upgrade to static droplet array tool
Static droplet array (SDA) is a necessary and integral tool when it comes to high-capacity screening tests, or assays, for...
One of the oldest land plant lineages, clubmosses (Selaginella) are re-classified
Clubmosses (Selaginella sensu lato) emerged over 383 million years ago in the Devonian Period, predating dinosaurs. These ancient vascular plants...
UTSA study: More Texas owls are testing positive for rat poisons
New research suggests that owls in Texas have high rates of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR)—blood thinning rat poisons—in their systems. Jennifer Smith,...
New species of spiny mouse discovered in rainforest
A new species of spiny mouse has been discovered in Ecuador, making it the 14th of its genus to be...
Freshwater connectivity can transport environmental DNA through the landscape
A new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to analyze fish...
Developing bottom drifters to better understand the stranding locations of cold-stunned sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Scientists from the University of Rhode Island and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center have made significant progress in understanding the...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announces the publication of Inside Science by Benjamin Lewin
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHL Press), a publisher of scientific books, journals, and electronic media, today announced the publication...
