Biology
Study tracks decades of life cycle changes in nonwoody plants
One biologist made 600,000 observations over the course of the studyCredit: Photo by Steve Buck CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For 25...
Invasive rushes spreading in upland farm fields
A new study shows invasive native species of rushes are spreading across UK upland farms and have the potential to...
Scientists identify ancient origin for key hormone system
Proteins essential for reproduction, metabolism and immune function trace their evolutionary history all the way back to sea cucumbersCredit: Tianming...
Green Muscle providing strength against devastating locusts in the horn of Africa
CABI and Swiss biological control producers Éléphant Vert are stepping up the fight against crop-destroying locusts and grasshoppers with a...
Parasitic fungi keep harmful blue-green algae in check
Credit: Angelina Tittmann, IGB When a lake is covered with green scums during a warm summer, cyanobacteria - often called...
California’s climate refugia: Mapping the stable places
Which lands stand the best chance for conservation and wildfire restoration?Credit: UC Davis Some landscapes can hold their own against...
Disjunct distribution across the equator
A new riffle beetle from Kyushu, JapanCredit: Pensoft publishing The family Elmidae (riffle beetles) is well studied and the existence...
Scientists use machine learning to predict major clinical forms of drug cardiotoxicity
Credit: Insilico Medicine June 9, 2020 - We announce the publication of a new research paper titled 'Dual transcriptomic and...
Oregon timber harvests don’t appear to affect rare salamander, study finds
Credit: Tiffany Garcia, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A seven-year field experiment on 88 tree stands across Oregon's western...
Human presence weakens social relationships of giraffes
Credit: Christian Kiffner The effects of human presence on the social relationships of wild animals have rarely been studied. Even...
Re-trafficking proteins to fight Salmonella infections
Credit: Joel Selkrig/EMBL When humans get infected by pathogenic bacteria, the body's immune system tries to eliminate the intruders. One...
Nature’s ‘slow lanes’ offer hope for species feeling heat of climate change
Credit: Photo by Garrett Meigs, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Pockets of landscape less prone than adjacent areas...
New method to identify genes that can drive development of brain tumors
Credit: Graphics: L. Gaffney Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a method for identifying functional mutations and their effect on...
National survey shows different bacteria on cell phones and shoes
Microbes mostly harmless, include groups barely known to scienceCredit: Kristen Vincent, https://www.facebook.com/kristenvincentphotography The largest study of its kind in the...
Artificial intelligence enhances brain tumour diagnosis
A highly accurate machine learning tool could help doctors tailor individualized treatments for people with glioma brain tumoursCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto...
Scientists lament ‘Humpty Dumpty’ effect on world’s spectacular, rare wildlife
'We can't always put things back together again,' researchers sayCredit: Joel Berger/ Colorado State University Some of the world's largest,...
Milkweed, only food source for monarch caterpillars, ubiquitously contaminated
Harmful pesticides found in Western Monarch breeding groundCredit: Photo by Angela Laws, Xerces Society. RENO, Nev. - New evidence identifies...
Radiocarbon dating pins date for construction of Uyghur complex to the year 777
Credit: Andrei Panin Dating archaeological objects precisely is difficult, even when using techniques such as radiocarbon dating. Using a recently...
Giving GDP a needed ecological companion
Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University To have a more sustainable world, people need to put a dollar value on...
Health disparities prove to be multidimensional
Hollings Cancer Center researcher finds that it is important to have effective strategies for chronic disease prevention and management for...
