New, almost non-destructive archaeogenetic sampling method developed
A new method that allows the almost non-destructive extraction of genetic material from archaeological human remainsCredit: Photo: Kiss Pál Museum ...
Tag: Biology
How a Yale scientist and REM star named an ant for a Warhol ‘Superstar’
Credit: Phil Hoenle The ant came in a small vial of ethanol, sealed in a plastic bag, and packed in ...
Research confirms trawl ban substantially increases the abundance of marine organisms
Credit: CityU's State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution Biodiversity is of crucial importance to the marine ecosystem. The prohibition of ...
The ants, bees and wasps of Canada, Alaska and Greenland – a checklist of 9250 species
Credit: Henri Goulet Knowing what species live in which parts of the world is critical to many fields of study, ...
Like a Trojan horse, graphene oxide can act as a carrier of organic pollutants to fish
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque country is exploring the effects of graphene oxide alone and in combination with certain organic ...
Fundamental regulation mechanism of proteins discovered
A research team led by Göttingen University find novel switch in proteins with wide-ranging implications for medical treatmentsCredit: K Tittmann ...
Meet the freaky fanged frog from the Philippines
Credit: Scott Travers LAWRENCE -- Researchers at the University of Kansas have described a new species of fanged frog discovered ...
Bees thrive where it’s hot and dry: A unique biodiversity hotspot located in North America
Credit: Bruce D. Taubert The United States-Mexico border traverses through large expanses of unspoiled land in North America, including a ...
Repeat vape aerosol exposure causes minimal damage to lung tissue compared to cigarettes
How does vape aerosol affect lung cells over time? Scientific Digital Communications Editor Arran Frood details the latest research findings ...
New bonobo genome fine tunes great ape evolution studies
A newly generated bonobo genome assembly is helping pinpoint specific variants that distinguish chimpanzee and bonobo lineagesCredit: Claudia Philipp/Wuppertal Zoo ...
HKUST scientists discover how antibiotics target bacterial RNAP to inhibit its gene transcription
Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The emergence and spread of new forms of resistance remains a ...
Ancient DNA reveals origin of first Bronze Age civilizations in Europe
Finding shed light on role of migration in Neolithic to Bronze Age transition and emergence of Indo-European languagesCredit: Ephorate of ...
Elegant constrictions in a cellular kill switch
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Anastasia Serin The inner workings of a "self-destruct switch" present on human cells that can be ...
Robotic flexing: biologically inspired artificial muscles made from motor proteins
Scientists develop a 3D printing-compatible strategy to actuate millimeter-scale robots using genetically modified biomolecular machineryCredit: Yuichi Hiratsuka from JAIST. Ishikawa, ...
Water flora in the lakes of the ancient Tethys Ocean islands
New biogeographical affinities in Cretaceous floraCredit: Cretaceous Research A study published in Cretaceous Research expands the paleontological richness of continental ...
A surprising discovery: Bats know the speed of sound from birth
Bats' "supersense" of timeCredit: Tel Aviv University A new Tel Aviv University study has revealed, for the first time, that ...
New Monarch butterfly breeding pattern inspires hope
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. -- A count of the Western Monarch butterfly population last winter saw a staggering drop in numbers, ...
Probing protein’s role in cell biology to understand how it might fight cancer
A team of researchers sets out to discover the connections that lie at the heart of a protein that might ...
Cryptic sense of orientation of bats localised: the sixth sense of mammals lies in the eye
Credit: Photo by Oliver Lindecke Mammals see with their eyes, hear with their ears and smell with their nose. But ...
Light pollution at night affects the calls of migratory birds
Credit: Tim Jones When investigators in the UK recorded the calls of migratory birds called thrushes at night, they found ...
