Biology
Humans have influenced the growth of blue-green algae in lakes for thousands of years
In recent years, there have been increasing reports of toxic blue-green algae blooms in summer, even in German lakes, caused...
How regulatory T cells halt aberrant, self-reactive T cells
New research findings show in detail how self-reactive T cells -- white blood cells that mistakenly attack healthy instead of...
Stowers scientists use cavefish to learn more about metabolism and the evolutionary basis of being a couch potato
KANSAS CITY, MO—January 24, 2023—Stay-at-home orders issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered the hoarding of food and...
It isn’t what you know, it’s what you think you know
Why do people hold highly variable attitudes towards well-evidenced science? For many years researchers focused on what people know about...
Humans can recognize and understand chimpanzee and bonobo gestures
Humans retain an understanding of gestures made by other great apes, even though we no longer use them ourselves, according...
Biomedical institutions agree on a set of open science practices to monitor
Eighty stakeholders from twenty major biomedical research institutions across the globe have agreed upon a list of 19 open science...
Researchers identify the origin of endothelial cells that constitute the vascular niche for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in zebrafish
Endothelial cells (ECs) line blood vessels and can serve as specialized vascular niches for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs),...
Polygamous birds have fewer harmful mutations
Bird species that breed with several sexual partners have fewer harmful mutations, according to a study led by the Milner...
Bryophytes branch differently… also at the molecular level
Non-vascular bryophytes live in colonies that cover the ground and resemble tiny forests. In a real forest, plants compete for...
Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients
Chemotherapy is a commonly used regimen for cancer treatment, but it is also a double-edged sword. While the drugs are...
Wolves eliminate deer on Alaskan Island then quickly shift to eating sea otters, research finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Wolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plumet and switched to primarily eating sea...
Our memory for objects might be better than we think
The next time you’re struggling to remember exactly where you left your keys, parked your car or put down your...
New brain map reveals secrets of camouflage
New mapping of the cuttlefish brain could explain how, and why, the marine animal employs its distinct camouflage ability according...
There’s something fishy about flake sold in South Australia
It is a popular takeaway choice at fish and chip shops, but new research has revealed threatened species of shark...
Chicory, surrogate and roasted coffee provide new insights into mechanisms of taste perception
The composition of foodstuffs, but also the sequence of dishes, is important for the perfect taste experience of a menu....
New pterosaur species with hundreds of tiny hooked teeth discovered
An unusual new species of pterosaur has been identified, which had over 400 teeth that looked like the prongs of...
Microbes could be used by farmers as natural fertilizer for poor soil
A study supported by FAPESP and reported in an article published in ISME Journal identified 522 genomes of archaea and bacteria associated with the...
Family tree secrets: Island tree populations older, more diverse than expected
Tsukuba, Japan—It's often assumed that island plant and animal populations are just the simple, fragile cousins of those on the...
Aston University creates world first computational reconstruction of a virus in its biological entirety
Credit: Dr Dmitry Nerukh First ever computer reconstruction of a virus, including its complete native genome Will open way for...
Collision risk and habitat loss: Wind turbines in forests impair threatened bat species
In order to meet climate protection goals, renewable energies are booming – often wind power. More than 30,000 turbines have...
