Forest soils need many decades to recover from fires and logging
Credit: Tabitha Boyer, ANU A landmark study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that forest soils need several ...
Tag: Biology
Good neighbors
A close look at the specific feeding habits of territorial damselfish reveals strategies for coexistence without competition In the animal ...
Without habitat management, small land parcels do not protect birds
Credit: Julian Avery Designating relatively small parcels of land as protected areas for wildlife with no habitat management -- which ...
Feeling groovy: Neurons integrate better with muscle grown on grooved platforms
Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Growing muscle tissue on grooved platforms helps neurons more ...
Urbanization changes shape of mosquitoes' wings
Research shows that rapid urbanization in São Paulo City, Brazil, is influencing wing morphology in the mosquitoes that transmit dengue ...
Trout, salamander populations quickly bounce back from severe drought conditions
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Populations of coastal cutthroat trout and coastal giant salamanders in the Pacific Northwest show the ability to ...
New mutations causing inherited deaf-blindness have been discovered
A team of scientists from Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (MSMU) together with their colleagues described a number of ...
Unique camera enables researchers to see the world the way birds do
Using a specially designed camera, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in recreating how ...
Researchers uncover migratory schedule of swallows, new study
A first-ever University of Guelph study has uncovered precisely when and where tree swallows stop during flights, which could tell ...
Study looks at ranger motivation in dangerous African park
Credit: Andrew Kirkby A new study by WCS looks at the job satisfaction of front line conservation rangers working in ...
Scientists demonstrate effective strategies for safeguarding CRISPR gene-drive experiments
New research suggests scientists can now conduct gene-drive research in the lab without the worry of an accidental spread among ...
How much rainforest do birds need?
Credit: Elleni Vendras Researchers of the Department of Conservation Biology at the University of Göttingen have carried out research in ...
Bifacial stem cells produce wood and bast
Heidelberg researchers study one of the most important growth processes on Earth So-called bifacial stem cells are responsible for one ...
Illinois team helping to unravel the mysteries of the hagfish's slimy defense
Credit: Gaurav Chaudhary, University of Illinois The hagfish dates back at least 300 million years. The secret of survival for ...
Press registration now open for 2019 Experimental Biology meeting
Join us in Orlando or register for virtual newsroom access Complimentary press passes and virtual newsroom access are now available ...
Blocking toxic-protein production in ALS
An approved drug that blocks an integrated stress response shows promise in preliminary tests against ALS and frontotemporal dementia PHILADELPHIA ...
Green fluorescence from reef-building corals attracts symbiotic algae
Credit: NIBB Reef-building corals thrive in nutrient poor marine environments due to an obligate symbiotic relationship with symbiotic dinoflagellates, zooxanthellae. ...
Emerging significance of gammaherpesvirus and morbillivirus infections in cats
Credit: Dr. Jelena Vukcevic Emerging infectious diseases comprise a substantial fraction of important human infections, with potentially devastating global health ...
Human mutation rate has slowed recently
Researchers discovered that the human mutation rate is significantly slower than for our closest primate relatives. This may be important ...
Having stressed out ancestors improves immune response to stress
Credit: Langkilde Lab, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Having ancestors who were frequently exposed to stressors can improve one's ...
