Tag: Biology

Credit: Javier Vargas An international study led by the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) proposed new computational image processing methods ...

The impact of geopolitical boundaries on cycad conservation efforts

Conservation measures across multiple governments and countries necessary to mitigate extinction risksCredit: University of Guam Geopolitical boundaries can have a ...

Climate change ravages coralligenous architects in the Mediterranean

Increasing the vulnerability of the ecosystemCredit: Joaquim Garrabou (ICM-CSIC) Marine heatwaves are dramatically affecting the marine ecosystems of the world ...

Enigmatic circling behavior captured in whales, sharks, penguins, and sea turtles

Credit: Narazaki et al. / iScience Technological advances have made it possible for researchers to track the movements of large ...

The hidden machinery of a photosynthetic giant revealed

BiologyCredit: © RUB, Marquard The collaborative work is published online in the journal Communications Biology on March 8th, 2021. The ...

‘By-the-wind sailor’ jellies wash ashore in massive numbers after warmer winters

Credit: COASST As their name suggests, by-the-wind sailor jellyfish know how to catch a breeze. Using a stiff, translucent sail ...

Sheep vs. goats: Who are the best problem solvers?

Credit: Christian Nawroth When it comes to adapting to new situations, goats are a step ahead. Compared to sheep, they ...

Declining caribou population victim of ecological chain reaction

Researchers examine landscape, food supply, predator-prey relationshipsCredit: Caribou Monitoring Unit A new study comparing decades of environmental monitoring records has ...

Christmas Island reptile-killer identified

Bacterium responsible for deaths of critically endangered speciesCredit: Parks Australia. Native reptile populations on Christmas Island have been in severe ...

Cellular Chinese whispers

How translation errors impact phenotypic variabilityCredit: Nivedita Mukherjee The immense diversity in the living world and how it came into ...

Escape from mongoose: frog’s novel strategy

Invasive mongooses altered leg length and endurance of endangered island frogsCredit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Biodiversity is increasingly ruined by humanity's ...

Harbour porpoises attracted to oil platforms when searching for food

A large gathering of fish tempts harbor porpoises to search for food around oil and gas platforms, even though the ...

Modernizing the naval selection process

UH psychologist to develop virtual reality personality assessmentCredit: University of Houston Recruiting and selecting the proper sailors for specific tasks ...

Algae growing on dead coral could paint a falsely rosy portrait of reef health

New challenges to a once tried-and-true method for assessing reef healthCredit: Image courtesy of Ken Caldeira. Washington, DC-- Algae colonizing ...

The trouble of being tall

Credit: Mogens Trolle The giraffe is a truly puzzling animal. With its exceptional anatomy and suite of evolutionary adaptations, the ...

Arctic was once lush and green, could be again, new research shows

Credit: Zach Montes Orijin Media Imagine not a white, but a green Arctic, with woody shrubs as far north as ...

Mitigating impact of artificial light at night in tropical forests

New findings have major conservation implications for critical insectsCredit: Sulema Castro/Smithsonian Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a major factor ...

For migrating elephant seals, ‘lightscapes of fear’ shape feeding, resting strategies

Tracking study shows how seals balance predator avoidance and the need to feed, shifting strategies as their body condition improves ...

A deep dive into cells’ RNA reality

New highly sensitive, specific, and multiplexable RNA detection method advances in situ transcriptomics with potential for a range of biomedical ...

Abundant and stable rocks are critical egg-laying habitat for insects in restored streams