Biology
Serengeti leopard population densities healthy but vary seasonally, study finds
Camera-trap study yields insights into what drives leopard population densityCredit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post.* See Editor's note...
How weather affects crawfish harvests
Credit: LSU AgCenter The life cycle of a crawfish can be fairly straight forward. In the summer months, crawfish reproduce...
Individual dolphin calls used to estimate population size and movement in the wild
Call of the wild: individual dolphin calls used to estimate population size and movement in the wildCredit: Dr Tess Gridley...
Nerve cells with energy saving program
Thanks to a metabolic adjustment, the cells can remain functional despite damage to the mitochondriaCredit: MPI f. Biology of Ageing/...
New hydrogels for T-cell growth to be used in cancer immunotherapy
This technology co-developed by CSIC scientists can mimic lymph nodes, where T-cells proliferateCredit: ICMAB-CSIC; IBEC. A team with the participation...
FEFU scientists are developing genetic methods to understand malignant tumors
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU University) get started studying the formation and survival mechanisms...
New EU-funded research project ‘HCA|Organoid’
Toward a single-cell atlas of human organoids for biomedical researchCredit: HCA Organoid HCA|Organoid is a new EU research project that...
Citizen scientists bring surprising insights into cowslip mating system
Credit: Photos: Tsipe Aavik About half of the individuals of cowslip (Primula veris) have flowers with a short style, while...
Intelligent software tackles plant cell jigsaw puzzle
Credit: Kreshuk group/EMBL and Hamprecht lab/HCI Heidelberg University Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle with so many pieces that even...
Fossil trees on Peru’s Central Andean Plateau tell a tale of dramatic environmental change
Credit: Carlos Jaramillo, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute On an expedition to the Central Andean Plateau, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical...
Plant scientists study the interaction of heat stress responses in corn
Credit: ISU News Service AMES, Iowa - Environmental extremes driven by climate change create stresses in crops, and plant breeders...
Study shows efforts in mangrove conservation and restoration paying off
Research led by The Singapore-ETH Centre on the quantification of mangrove carbon stocks reveals low net loss of mangrove carbon...
Capturing big picture connection of macro- and micro-evolution – NSF grant
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientists know a lot about evolution. And like, evolution, this knowledge is always changing, growing, becoming stronger....
What did the katydids do when picking up bat sounds?
When predator and non-predator cues are similar in the same habitatCredit: Laurel Symes Ithaca, N.Y.--Ecosystems can be incredibly complex, with...
Announcing the 2020 British Ecological Society award winners
Credit: British Ecological Society The British Ecological Society (BES) announced today the winners of its annual awards and prizes, recognising...
A surprising protein player in diabetes
Credit: OIST A protein that's common throughout the body plays a key role in regulating glucose levels, says new research...
Low-cost, fly footpad-like adhesive structure capable of repeated attachment/detachment
Recycle-compatible, environmentally friendly technology inspired by footpad formation mechanism during fly's pupal metamorphosisCredit: Hokkaido University of Education NIMS, HUE and...
Songbirds reduce reproduction to help survive drought
Credit: Photo by Thomas Martin MISSOULA - With climate change heating the globe, drought more frequently impacts the reproduction and...
NASA’s Terra Satellite reveals burn scars from California’s two largest fires
Credit: NASA On Aug. 26, 2020, NASA's Terra satellite was able to image the two areas in California where the...
Genetics of the tree of life
USFS scientists advance genetic understanding of African baobab treeCredit: Islam-Faradi, Sakhanokho & Nelson The African baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) is...
