Biology

The species is adapted to cold water and would not survive in rising water temperatures due to climate changeCredit: The...

Credit: CHEN Lei For over a century, ecologists have questioned how the extraordinarily high number of tree species can coexist...

Lehigh University researchers' novel approach combining climatology, hydrology, structural engineering, and risk assessment could help communities fortify bridges against scour...

Credit: Valerio Hoyos-Villegas Four-leaved clovers may or may not bring good luck. What's indisputable is that all white clovers, whether...

Credit: Brock Fenton Identifying how groups of animals select where to live is important for understanding social dynamics and for...

Credit: D. Turner, Michigan State University For the first time, there's a pregnant black rhino at the Potter Park Zoo...

Credit: Provided by George Poinar Jr. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Fossils preserved in Dominican amber reveal a new family, genus and...

Credit: Ocean Networks Canada/ CSSF-ROPOS Deep beneath the ocean's surface, surprisingly cute warty pink octopuses creep along the seafloor. But...

The mechanism of neuromodulation by ultrasound is elucidated at the molecular level in astrocytesCredit: IBS Just like the rays of...

Credit: Photo: Tapani Hopkins Scientists at the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku in Finland have studied the diversity...

International team led by Göttingen University describes method to spot genes that control traitsCredit: Abiskar Gyawali An international team of...

Salk scientists profile each cell in developing breast tissue and create a web database to aid researchCredit: Salk Institute LA...

Credit: OIST Treating wastewater is an arduous process relying on complex sewage systems and treatment plants. While this is easier...

Salk scientists use machine-learning algorithms to help automate plant studiesCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(October 7, 2019) Father of genetics Gregor...

Credit: The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Richard Vevers DURHAM, N.C. - Local conservation can boost the...

Credit: The University of Jyvaskyla Biodiversity i.e. the variety of life forms on our planet is in great danger. Human-driven...

Credit: G. Knott & M. Blokesch, EPFL In 2015, EPFL researchers led by Melanie Blokesch published a seminal paper in...

How cortical scene-selective regions are specializedCredit: Andrew Persichetti Psychologists at Emory University have found that the human brain uses three...

Credit: Michaela Kopischke Plants are under constant pressure from fungi and other microorganisms. The air is full of fungal spores,...

Credit: Oliver Krone The white-tailed sea eagle is known for reacting sensitively to disturbances. However, research into which factors have...