Biology
The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Susan Alberts, Jeanne Altmann and Marlene Zuk for establishing the key role of social behavior in animal evolution and its importance for species conservation
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology has gone in this fifteenth edition to Susan...
Sparse, small, but diverse neural connections help make perception reliable, efficient
The brain’s cerebral cortex produces perception based on the sensory information it’s fed through a region called the thalamus.Credit: Nedivi...
Looking beyond microplastics, Oregon State researchers find that cotton and synthetic microfibers impact behavior and growth of aquatic organisms
CORVALLIS, Ore. – While microplastics have received significant attention in recent years for their negative environmental impacts, a new study...
UBC Okanagan engineers examine drinking water management strategies
While residents in California are still dealing with damage from last month's floods—after years of devastating droughts—UBC Okanagan engineers are...
Molecular machines could treat fungal infections
HOUSTON – (Feb.1, 2023) – That stubborn athlete’s foot infection an estimated 70% of people get at some point in...
Researcher takes another step toward discovering how a brain molecule could halt MS
A University of Alberta researcher is one step closer to demonstrating the potential of a brain molecule called fractalkine to...
Protected areas fail to safeguard more than 75% of global insect species
Insects play crucial roles in almost every ecosystem—they pollinate more than 80% of plants and are a major source of...
Feather mite species related to the Laysan albatross discovered in Japan
Phoebastria immutabilis, commonly known as the Laysan Albatross, is a large seabird native to the North Pacific Ocean. Owing to...
Redox Medicine Society celebrates 25 years of excellence and success
Redox Medicine Society, former ISANH, will be organizing its 25th International Conference on Redox Medicine next June, on 21-23 in...
Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm
Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution of sea worm Credit: Credit: Zhang Zhifei Ancient fossils shed new light on evolution...
Two Tufts faculty elected to world’s largest scientific society
Two Tufts faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific...
With rapidly increasing heat and drought, can plants adapt?
At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think...
Five UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Climate sensing. Neural circuits. Active matter. Molecular beam epitaxy. Multimedia learning. Five UC Santa Barbara professors in disciplines spanning geology...
Global survey of attacks by large carnivores reveals distinct patterns in low- and high-income countries
Reports of large carnivore attacks on humans have increased since 1970, but the frequency and context of these attacks depends...
When bugs swipe left
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air. Or in the waxy coating on your skin, if you...
The social code—deciphering the genetic basis of hymenopteran social behavior
Beginning with Darwin, biologists have long been fascinated by the evolution of sociality. In its most extreme form, eusocial species...
Scientific image analysis for everyone
The software JIPipe was developed by scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) and...
Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people in Brazil, research shows
NEWPORT, Ore. – By working together, dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish, a rare example of...
Mixing between species reduces vulnerability to climate change
Genetic diversity is the raw material that enables populations to evolve in response to changes in the environment – essentially,...
New ancient ‘marine crocodile’ discovered on UK’s Jurassic Coast – and it’s one of the oldest specimens of its type ever found
A new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian – an ancient ‘sister’ of modern-day crocodiles’ ancestors.Credit: Júlia d'Oliveira A new...
