Biology
Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight
Research reveals earliest flight-related moulting strategy in 150-million-year ancient bird Credit: Kaye et al. 2020 Flying birds moult their feathers...
Shining a light on what’s really happening in perovskite solar cells
University of Tsukuba researchers take a molecular-level look at what happens in perovskite solar cells when they are operating, to...
£1m step closer to understanding genetic diseases
Credit: Matt Guille People with genetic diseases might be closer to learning what has caused their disease and to improved...
The use of wild mammals in traditional medicine
Credit: Itamar Barbosa In an analysis of published research, investigators identified 565 mammalian species that have been used to source...
Miniature guttural toads on Mauritius and Réunion stun researchers
Dwarfism occurring in less than a hundred years Credit: James Baxter-Gilbert Researchers from the DSI/NRF Center for Invasion Biology at...
Reductive stress in neuroblastoma cells aggregates protein and impairs neurogenesis
Further understanding is needed of the redox change called reductive stress and its impact on the onset and progression of...
Scientists shed new light on how lung bacteria defend against pneumonia
Findings suggest that probiotics could be an alternative to antibiotics for treating pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses Credit: Janice Haney...
NSF-funded deep ice core to be drilled at Hercules Dome, Antarctica
Credit: University of Washington Antarctica’s next deep ice core, drilling down to ice from 130,000 years ago, will be carried...
Measurements of tree height can help cycad conservation decisions
Credit: University of Guam A multi-national research team has exploited long-term data sets that span 2001 to 2018 to reveal...
Deep Longevity publishes an epigenetic aging clock of unprecedented accuracy
DeepMAge is an epigenetic aging clock with a 2.77 years error margin, which makes it the most accurate DNAm clock...
How poor oral hygiene may result in metabolic syndrome
Credit: Department of Periodontology,TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identify a novel mechanism by which periodontal disease...
Satellite tracking finds turtle foraging areas in Australia’s north-west
Mapping previously unknown green turtle foraging grounds and migratory routes supports their conservation Credit: Kellie Pendoley Marine scientists have mapped...
New findings shed light on the repair of UV-induced DNA damage
The impact of the protein degradation system on DNA damage recognition and repair Credit: Kobe University An international research team...
Natural reward theory could provide new foundation for biology
Credit: LE Gilbert A link between evolution over short time frames (microevolution) and long time frames (macroevolution) that could open...
What are schools doing to feed students during COVID-19-related closures?
A nationwide assessment of child nutrition administrative agencies’ initial responses to meal service provision during COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, published...
Research brief: Global trends in nature’s contributions to people
Credit: Kate Brauman from the University of Minnesota In a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National...
Microbes to demonstrate biomining of asteroid material aboard space station
Researchers are putting mining methods to the test in microgravity to see if asteroids could provide a vast new source...
I see you: Honey bees use contagious and honest visual signal to deter attacking hornets
Study is the first to demonstrate a contagious warning signal that resists fake news in social insects Credit: Photo by...
Remote Hawaiian island harbors last land snails of their kind
Credit: David Sischo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The island of Nihoa, a slice of jagged rock that juts out of the...
New plant species from Amazonia region named after Dresden botanist
Credit: Sébastien Sant The Chair of Botany at TU Dresden has intensively studied the plant family of pipevines (Aristolochiaceae) for...
