A next-generation sensor network for tracking small animals
Credit: Sherry and Brock Fenton A newly developed wireless biologging network (WBN) enables high-resolution tracking of small animals, according to ...
Tag: Biology
Vermont has conserved one third of the land needed for an ecologically functional future
New study points to successes and gaps in the state's landscape-level conservation designCredit: Joshua Brown/UVM For the first time in ...
American robins now migrate 12 days earlier than in 1994
New GPS data show birds adjust to shifting snow conditions as climate warmsCredit: Brian Weeks Every spring, American robins migrate ...
Study finds fish have diverse, distinct gut microbiomes
Credit: José Alejandro Alvarez The rich biodiversity of coral reefs even extends to microbial communities within fish, according to new ...
Physical force alone spurs gene expression, study reveals
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cells will ramp up gene expression in response to physical forces ...
Rodents and a rocket carried these researchers’ dreams to space
For researchers studying bone or muscle loss that might be caused by diseases, aging or a sedentary lifestyle, the space ...
Tiny fly from Los Angeles has a taste for crushed invasive snails
Credit: Kat Halsey As part of their project BioSCAN - devoted to the exploration of the unknown insect diversity in ...
Natural light flicker can help prevent detection
Credit: University of Bristol Movement breaks camouflage, making it risky for anything trying to hide. New research, published in the ...
Elephant welfare can be assessed using two indicators
Non-experts can help evaluate animal stressCredit: Virpi Lummaa Across the world, animals are kept in captivity for various reasons: in ...
Consumption of 3-6 eggs/week lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and death
Credit: ©Science China Press Eggs have been acknowledged as a good source of high-quality proteins and contain bioactive components beneficial ...
Surprising hearing talents in cormorants
Credit: SDU Many aquatic animals like frogs and turtles spend a big part of their lives under water and have ...
A sensational discovery: Traces of rainforests in West Antarctica
90-million-year-old forest soil provides unexpected evidence for exceptionally warm climate near the South Pole in the CretaceousCredit: © Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Johann Klages ...
Smaller than expected phytoplankton may mean less carbon sequestered at sea bottom
Credit: Photo courtesy Luis Bolaños, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A study that included the first-ever winter sampling of phytoplankton in ...
Ocean deoxygenation: A silent driver of coral reef demise?
The world's coral reefs could be facing the additional threat of ocean deoxygenationCredit: David Suggett The existence of coral reefs, ...
Plant protection: Communication instead of poison
Sustainable: KIT-coordinated transnational network studies chemical signals between pathogen and plant -- EU funding in the amount of EUR 500,000Credit: ...
Good news for NF patients with low grade glioma (LGG)
Investments in LGG research to transform patient care: Congratulations to Gilbert Family Foundation for sponsoring first-rate consensus workshop and gratitude ...
Blocking the iron transport could stop tuberculosis
Credit: Imre Gonda, University of Zurich One of the most devastating pathogens that lives inside human cells is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ...
The discovery of new compounds for acting on the circadian clock
New small molecules promote the differentiation of brown adipocytesCredit: Issey Takahashi | ITBM, Nagoya University The circadian clock controls a ...
Plant disease primarily spreads via roadsides
Credit: Elina Numminen An analysis based on mathematical statistics more precise than those previously carried out uncovered the reason why ...
Climate change may be making migration harder by shortening nightingales’ wings
Credit: Javier de la Puente The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia ...
