Biology
A deep dive into the evolution of clownfish
Clownfish, renowned for their vibrant colors and unusual symbiotic relationship with sea anemones, have long captivated the imagination of scientists...
New study uncovers taxonomic breakthrough in the common ophiuroid Ophiothrix angulata (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)
Ophiothrix angulata, a widely recognized and prevalent ophiuroid species in the Western Atlantic, has long been the subject of taxonomic...
Remote plant worlds
Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolutionary research. Many ground-breaking findings – including Darwin's theory of evolution...
Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning,...
New fossil flying reptile ‘Elvis’ takes flight
A new 145-million-year-old pterosaur (extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs) was named today by a team of British,...
Explore the most realistic 3D interactive sharks ever created with Save Our Seas Foundation and UMass Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. – Ground-breaking 3D interactive shark imagery created by a University of Massachusetts Amherst biology professor is powering a...
Ocean animals vacate areas both around and outside deep-sea mining operations
In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea mountains to mine cobalt—a...
This eight-armed octopus-like pore detects taste
The neurons in our bodies are dotted with tiny pores that let essential molecules pass in and out of our...
Researchers’ sweeping discovery shows how kidney cells self-renew
University of Texas at Dallas scientists have discovered a previously unknown “housekeeping” process in kidney cells that ejects unwanted content,...
Structural biology: Molecular scissors caught in the act
FRANKFURT. Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are among the most common types of RNA in a cell and are indispensable for protein...
How COVID-19 crosses the placenta – study using placental tissue grown in the lab
RESEARCH REVEALS HOW COVID-19 VIRUS INFECTS THE PLACENTA, AND HOW THIS CAN BE PREVENTEDCredit: Monash University RESEARCH REVEALS HOW COVID-19...
The power of healthy breast adipocytes in the fight against breast cancer
Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increase the risk of breast...
Discover white sharks and more in 3D! Cutting-edge, interactive shark and ray displays bring the ocean to life
For release on Friday, 14 July 2023 – SHARK AWARENESS DAYCredit: Photo: Byron Dilkes Rendered Image: Digital Life Project at...
Fear is in the eye of the beholder
Averting our eyes from things that scare us may be due to a specific cluster of neurons in a visual...
Marine fossils unearth story about Panama’s deep past
Between 6.4 and 5.8 million years ago, most of the land bridge that connects North and South America had already...
Neutering practices for owned UK cats significantly influence feral, stray populations
A new mathematical model of UK cat populations suggests that neutering of cats that belong to people not only affects...
Ice Age saber-tooth cats and dire wolves suffered from diseased joints
Ice Age saber-tooth cats and dire wolves experienced a high incidence of bone disease in their joints, according to a...
Those who are smarter live longer
Cognitive abilities not only vary among different species but also among individuals within the same species. It is expected that smarter...
Bacterium associated with disease found in NC chiggers
July 12, 2023 Bacterium Associated With Disease Found in N.C. ChiggersCredit: Loganathan Ponnusamy, NC State University...
New insights on plant growth process could inform cancer research
HOUSTON – (July 12, 2023) – A new study by Rice University bioscientists explains how basic cellular structures common to most...
