Biology
Coffee, cocoa and vanilla: an opportunity for more trees in tropical agricultural landscapes
Research team from Göttingen University investigates the land-use history of agroforestry systemsCredit: Kristina Osen The cultivation of coffee, cocoa and...
Red Sea plankton communities ebb and flow with the seasons
Credit: © 2020 KAUST The communities of tiny picoplankton in oceans reveal a great deal about the health of marine...
Directly printing 3D tissues within the body
Researchers take a step closer to 3D printing living tissues in patientsCredit: Ohio State University (LOS ANGELES) - In the...
New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection
Credit: Copyright: The Canadian Entomologist. Used by permission. The discovery of a tiny insect fossil is unearthing big questions about...
New study of bats could provide clues to protection against coronaviruses
Credit: Jon Flanders STONY BROOK, NY, June 15, 2020 - Some bat species seem to carry coronaviruses but rarely be...
COVID-19 pandemic could decimate outdoor environmental, science education programs
11 million children at risk of losing access to educational and health benefits of outdoor educationCredit: UC Berkeley photo courtesy...
Rochester researchers unlock clues to a dramatic chapter of Earth’s geological history
Credit: Akshay Mehra / Princeton Grinder Lab photo Imagine Earth completely covered in ice. While it's hard to picture all...
Cell wall research reveals possibility of simple and sustainable method to protect crops
Credit: Antonio Molina While crop diseases have devastating consequences on agriculture, causing losses of up to 30% in some crops,...
Unpacking the two layers of bacterial gene regulation during plant infection
Credit: Tatsuya Nobori By analysing the different layers of bacterial gene expression during pathogen infection of a plant host, Kenichi...
Surprising growth rates discovered in world’s deepest photosynthetic corals
Credit: Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, University of Hawaii. New research published in the journal Coral Reefs revealed unexpectedly high growth...
A salt solution toward better bioelectronics
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Heno Hwang Doping is commonly used to improve performance in semiconducting devices but has not previously...
Anaerobically disinfect soil to increase phosphorus using diluted ethanol
Credit: Takashi Kunito, Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University Scientists in Japan and the Netherlands have independently...
Diabetic mice improve with retrievable millimeter-thick cell-laden hydrogel fiber
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from an...
Scientists unravel the evolution and relationships for all European butterflies in a first
Credit: Dr Martin Wiemers For the first time, a complete time-calibrated phylogeny for a large group of invertebrates is published...
Protecting bays from ocean acidification
UD research shows that submerged vegetation helps to offset Chesapeake Bay acidificationCredit: Photo courtesy of Wei-Jun Cai and Jeremy Testa...
Versatile symbionts: Reed beetles benefit from bacterial helpers through all life stages
Bacterial symbionts support their host's larvae and adult insects in different waysCredit: photo/©: Martin Kaltenpoth Insects that feed only on...
Protecting scientific diversity
International researchers demand the active protection and support of diversity, equity and inclusion in scienceCredit: Rejane Santos-Silva @@rejsantossilva In the...
Where have the swans gone?
Wintering area Bewick's swans shifts hundreds of kilometres in 50 yearsCredit: Bart Nolet/NIOO-KNAW Nearly 13 kilometres per year: that is...
Study proposes ‘Microbial Noah’s Ark’ pilot project
The initiative will protect microbial diversity and long-term health of humanityCredit: Joana Carvalho IGC 2020 The Rutgers University's initiative will...
Plant cell gatekeepers’ diversity could be key to better crops
Credit: Annamaria De Rosa, CoETP Scientists have shed new light on how the network of gatekeepers that controls the traffic...
