Do male fish prefer them big and colourful?
Male black-finned goodeid or mexcalpique fish know what they want when they pick a female to mate with; they prefer them big-bellied and as orange...
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A molecular garbage disposal complex has a role in packing the genome
New research from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, to be published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry on Oct. 13, has found that...
Protein restricts sap uptake by aphids
Credit: Karen Kloth Researchers at Umeå University and Wageningen University have discovered how plants can defend themselves against aphids. They recorded aphid behavior on video,...
MPFI scientists discover regional differences among chandelier cells
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The brain is composed of distinct regions that differ in their functional roles and cellular architecture. For example,...
Sharing of science is most likely among male scientists
Humans are considered to be very prosocial in comparison to other animals, and many experiments have confirmed this idea. However, most of these experiments have...
Genetic advance for male birth control
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - When it comes to birth control, many males turn to two options: condoms or vasectomies. While...
Marine snowfall at the equator
The great ocean currents with their immense energy transport have a decisive influence on the atmosphere and thus the climate. But besides this well-known fact...
$900K NSF grant helps Wake Forest researchers look for the big picture in big data
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett Ever put an unripe avocado into a bag with a banana to make it guacamole-ready? Ripening in the avocado is...
Machine learning translates ‘hidden’ information to reveal chemistry in action
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Chemistry is a complex dance of atoms. Subtle shifts in position and shuffles of electrons break and remake chemical bonds...
Pest resistance to biotech crops surging
Credit: Alex Yelich/University of Arizona In 2016, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 million acres (98 million hectares) of genetically modified corn, cotton and soybeans...
Size doesn’t matter — at least for hammerheads and swimming performance
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sharks come in all shapes and sizes and perhaps the most unusual is the hammerhead shark, easily recognized by its oddly...
‘Fake fin’ discovery reveals new ichthyosaur species
Credit: (c) National Museum of Wales - Dean R. Lomax.jpg An ichthyosaur first discovered in the 1970s but then dismissed and consigned to museum storerooms...
Major breakthrough identifies new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia
Credit: Dr Matthew Campbell, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have discovered that abnormalities...
DNA study in the Pacific reveals 2000 percent increase in our knowledge of mollusc biodiversity
Credit: Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund Scientists working in the new frontier for deep-sea mining have revealed a remarkable 2000% increase in our knowledge...
New ichthyosaur species, long gone, found in a storeroom
Credit: The University of Nottingham A new species of ichthyosaur has been identified from a fossil that has been in the University of Nottingham's engineering...
