In drought years and when marine heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, late-migrating juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon of California’s Central Valley are the ultimate survivors....
From the Florida Keys to the Caribbean Sea, coral reefs, the complex ecosystems that house 25% of marine species, are dying from a novel infection...
When a massive wildfire tears through a landscape, what happens to the animals?Credit: Brashares Lab, UC Berkeley When a massive wildfire tears through a landscape,...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 28, 2021) — The California Academy of Sciences has been awarded a $255,400 grant to generate high-resolution images of nearly all...
Humans like truffles, as do many mammals. Now new evidence suggests that birds may also seek out and disperse these ecologically important fungi.Credit: University of...
LA JOLLA—Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell, generating the energy that’s needed to fuel the functions that our cells carry out. Now,...
Researchers have found the two-year heatwave known as ‘the Blob’ may have temporarily dampened the Pacific’s ‘biological pump,’ which shuttles carbon from the surface ocean...
Los Angeles, CA (October 28, 2021) —You can’t spell ‘Smilodon fatalis’ without ‘fatal’, but researchers at La Brea Tar Pits may have found a softer...
The world’s largest fish, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), is a plankton-loving giant that can be found alone or in groups in all tropical oceans....
Diseases of the brain are among the most complex to understand and difficult to treat. Traditional research practices aren’t always sufficient to produce truly effective...
Important processes take place among the subunits of the molecules that make up our cells. Defects in these processes or distortions in the subunits can...
Reducing ship speed and noise levels would increase the probability that endangered West Coast southern resident killer whales will spend more time hunting for Chinook...
Few patients regret having a severely damaged tooth saved by a root canal filling. A University of Gothenburg thesis shows that 87 percent would choose...
The high-contrast pattern of giant pandas helps them blend in with their natural environment.Credit: Anssi Nokelainen The high-contrast pattern of giant pandas helps them blend...
The rapid scientific advancements that followed the mapping of the human genome have revealed just how staggeringly complex the world of genetics is. We now...
