Tag: Biology

"Fleshy lobes" in insect larvae are known as a tool for camouflage but it was found that they can also ...

Belowground biodiversity in motion

Global change alters microbial life in soils - and thereby its ecological functionsCredit: S. Piyaset - AdobeStock Soil microorganisms play ...

Chimpanzees and humans share overlapping territories

Credit: E Bersacola and Kim Hockings / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project Chimpanzees and humans "overlap" in their use of forests and ...

A-maze-ing pheasants have two ways of navigating

Credit: Pip Laker Pheasants fall into two groups in terms of how they find their way around - and the ...

UM scientists achieve breakthrough in culturing corals and sea anemones cells

Credit: Mike Connelly MIAMI--Researchers have perfected the recipe for keeping sea anemone and coral cells alive in a petri dish ...

Bearded seals are loud — but not loud enough

Vocal threshold may hamper survival of this Arctic speciesCredit: Michael Cameron, NOAA Ithaca, NY-- During mating season, male bearded seals ...

Study finds human-caused North Atlantic right whale deaths are being undercounted

As recent sightings of entangled whales raise alarm, scientists say annual counts of right whale carcasses do a poor job ...

Paleontologists discover new insect group after solving 150-year-old mystery

SFU-led research team uncovers how fossil dragonfly relatives have been misclassified due to their striking similarityCredit: Copyright Zootaxa, used by ...

Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity

Researchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage, ...

Scientists describe earliest primate fossils

Credit: Andrey Atuchin A new study published Feb. 24 in the journal Royal Society Open Science documents the earliest-known fossil ...

Pirate attacks more frequent in waters with destructive fishing practices

New spatial analysis suggests anti-piracy efforts could include policing of illegal fishing practicesCredit: Desai et al, PLOS ONE 2021 (CC-BY ...

A gene provides both protection and destruction

Credit: Ralf Baumeister/University of Freiburg The family of ENDOU enzymes is found in most organisms, yet its functions are only ...

Sulfur: the consequences

How sulfur metabolism may have paved the way for the evolution of multicellularityCredit: © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, B. ...

Cancer research to gain from identification of 300 proteins that regulate cell division

Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology/SciLifeLab With the hope of contributing to the fight against cancer, researchers in Sweden have ...

Scientists map the brain of a nematode worm

Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have mapped the physical organization of the brain of a microscopic soil-living nematode worm called ...

Efficient, systematic genetic analysis helps dissect disease inheritance

Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03211-0 Many genetic variants have been found to have a linkage with genetic diseases, but the understanding of ...

Follow the smell of the ocean to find where marine predators feed

The chemical DMSP is released when phytoplankton are consumed by zooplankton such as krill. A joint research project between organizations ...

Dresden scientists help setting new standards for cutting-edge genetic research