Biology
Eyewitnesses to Arctic Change
On Thursday, 3 August 2023, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to set off from Tromsø, Norway, towards the North...
The Power of host social interactions in bacterial evolution
Previous studies in humans and animals showed that hosts in a social condition (sharing the same space) harbor a more...
Secondary school students have difficulty identifying bird species
In Western societies, the way nature and the environment are understood is very important, as knowledge of them can influence environmental attitudes. Environmental...
NIH selects Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., acting director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has named Jeanne M. Marrazzo, M.D.,...
Unveiling the mechanism underlying orofacial movements during reward processing in animals
In animals, movements such as locomotion or grooming are known to influence neuronal activity within the cerebral cortex. Moreover, recent...
An ancient grain unlocks genetic secrets for making bread wheat more resilient
Building on the Middle East’s reputation as one of the historical birthplaces of cereal crop domestication, a KAUST-led team has...
Royal Ontario Museum researchers identify oldest known species of swimming jellyfish
Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record with the newly named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. These findings...
Amazon dark earth boosts tree growth as much as sixfold
A type of soil called terra preta da Amazônia, or Amazon dark earth (ADE), promotes faster growth of trees and enhances...
Research team identifies human odorant receptor for horse stable odor
Para-cresol is an aromatic compound with a strong horse stable-like odor. It contributes to the off-flavor of some foods, but...
Links between attention and conscious perception highlighted in frontoparietal networks
Almost half of patients who experienced a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere later develop a very unusual symptom: they...
DNA decodes the dining preferences of the shell-shucking whitespotted eagle ray
With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) can pretty much crunch on anything. In fact,...
Human senescent fibroblasts cause lung fibrosis in mice
“These observations support that accumulation of senescent cells may contribute to fibrotic lung disease ”Credit: 2023 Hernandez-Gonzalez et al. “These...
Diving deep: Unveiling the secrets of microalgae to cope with environmental challenges.
Environmental change, such as ocean warming, alters resource competition and biodiversity. Thus, it is essential to understand how organisms respond...
Luzio, who lived in São Paulo 10,000 years ago, was Amerindian like Indigenous people now, DNA reveals
An article to be published on July 31 in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals that Luzio, the oldest human skeleton...
Circadian clock gene helps mice form memories better during the day
A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation,...
Cell biology: How cellular powerhouses call for help when under stress
FRANKFURT. As life propagated across Earth in the form of the widest variety of single-celled organisms, sometime between 3.5 and...
Researchers tickle rats to identify part of the brain critical for laughter and playfulness
To study play behaviors in animals, scientists must be able to authentically simulate play-conducive environments in the laboratory. Animals like...
Scientists show how female gametes control fertilization recovery in flowering plants
Researchers led by Dr. LI Hongju from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of...
Uncovering how the Golgi apparatus impacts early postnatal neuron development
Neurons are the cells that constitute neural circuits and use chemicals and electricity to receive and send messages that allow...
The structures of six states of a rotary sodium ion pump are revealed
Six structures exhibited by the rotating sodium ion pump were reconstructed in 3D using cryo-electron microscopy. This analysis revealed that...
