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April 26, 2024
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Apr. 23, 2024 — Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ancient group of marine invertebrates that includes soft ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the neural circuitry in the spinal cord that allows brain-independent motor learning. The study found two critical groups of spinal cord neurons, one necessary for new adaptive learning, and another for recalling ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few minutes. Stimulated by the activation of a group of ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — The beginning of life is shrouded in mystery. While the intricate dynamics of mitosis is well-studied in the so-called somatic cells -- the cells ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdominal ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have made a breakthrough for evolutionary biology of the Solanaceae family, which includes peppers, potatoes and ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers explain the genomic and developmental basis of the patagium, the thin skin membrane that allows some mammalian species to soar through the ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — When we think of evolution, we think of a process that happens over hundreds or thousands of years. In research recently published, a species of frog that has evolved over the course of merely 25 ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists are using artificial intelligence software to analyze plant root systems, laying out a protocol that can be applied to gather data on crop ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — The single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers have now discovered viruses that infect this harmful microbe. Named Naegleriavirus, these belong to ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new study sheds light on how parasites, often overlooked, can dramatically affect the balance between predator and prey populations. Researchers developed a groundbreaking mathematical framework ...
Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
Apr. 22, 2024 — In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have revealed the biological mechanisms by which a family of proteins known as histone deacetylases (HDACs) ...
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Apr. 23, 2024 — A new study has revealed breeding less-flatulent cows and restoring agricultural land could significantly reduce rising methane emission levels, which play a considerable role in climate ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) is a plant in the family Asteraceae. For centuries, it has been used as a medicinal herb as an extract or tea, e.g. to aid the digestive system. Researchers have ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — A study has found direct evidence of a species -- the American woodcock, a migratory shorebird from eastern and central North America -- that overlaps periods of migration and reproduction, a rare ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on lemurs by ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — The Atlantic surfclam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Observing proteins precisely within cells is extremely important for many branches of research but has been a significant technical challenge -- especially in living cells, as the required ...
Apr. 20, 2024 — Anticipating changes to ecosystems is often at best an educated guess, but what if there was a way to better tune into possible changes occurring? Researchers have discovered that the silent growth ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein, TRBP, that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells. These findings ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A heart attack will leave a permanent scar on a human heart, yet other animals, including zebrafish, can clear cardiac scar tissue and regrow damaged muscle as adults. Biologists sheds new light on ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — In the long history of recommendations for nutritional intake, current research is trending toward the concept of 'food as medicine' -- a philosophy in which food and nutrition are ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors in their crowded microbial communities, especially ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers who captured footage of dog attacks on endangered mountain tapirs in Colombia are calling for action to protect threatened ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Copper is a natural antimicrobial material that, when added to pig feed, may promote the growth and health of the animals. Since pigs can tolerate high levels of the metal, researchers recently ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed a powerful, new technique to generate 'movies' of changing protein structures and speeds of up to 50 frames per ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and premature ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago. Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Compound from Blessed Thistle Promotes Functional Nerve Regeneration
- 'Itinerant Breeding' In East Coast Shorebird Species
- Lemur's Lament: When One Vulnerable Species Stalks Another
- Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear -- And Rebound
- Light Show in Living Cells
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Guidance on Energy and Macronutrients Across the Lifespan
- New Class of Antimicrobials Discovered in Soil Bacteria
- Mountain Chickadees Have Remarkable Memories. A New Study Explains Why
- Dog Attacks on Mountain Tapirs Highlight a Growing Threat to Endangered Wildlife
- Unique Field Study Shows How Climate Change Affects Fire-Impacted Forests
- Copper Beads in Pig Feed Reshape Swine Gut Microbiome
- Tracking a Protein's Fleeting Shape Changes
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
- New Butterfly Species Created 200,000 Years Ago by Two Species Interbreeding
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Reproductive Success Improves After a Single Generation in the Wild for Descendants of Some Hatchery-Origin Chinook Salmon
- Huge Database Gives Insight Into Salmon Patterns at Sea
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Plastic Pollution Can Kill Variety of Ocean Embryos
- Seed Ferns: Plants Experimented With Complex Leaf Vein Networks 201 Million Years Ago
- Twisted Pollen Tubes Induce Infertility
- Can Animals Count?
- Newly Sequenced Genome Reveals Coffee's Prehistoric Origin Story -- And Its Future Under Climate Change
Monday, April 15, 2024
- How Tardigrades Can Survive Intense Radiation
- How Blue-Green Algae Manipulate Microorganisms
- Unlocking the 'chain of Worms'
- Evolution's Recipe Book: How 'copy Paste' Errors Cooked Up the Animal Kingdom
- Tropical Forests Can't Recover Naturally Without Fruit-Eating Birds
- Even the Simplest Marine Organisms Tend to Be Individualistic
- Leptanilla Voldemort, a Ghostly Slender New Ant Species from the Dark Depths of the Underground
- Digging Up New Species of Australia and New Guinea's Giant Fossil Kangaroos
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Cell's 'garbage Disposal' May Have Another Role: Helping Neurons Near Skin Sense the Environment
- How Seaweed Became Multicellular
- Iconic Savanna Mammals Face Genetic Problems Due to Fences and Roads
- Innovative Antiviral Defense With New CRISPR Tool
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent HPV Infections
- First Step to Untangle DNA: Supercoiled DNA Captures Gyrase Like a Lasso Ropes Cattle
- Biofortified Rice to Combat Deficiencies
- Oxidant Pollutant Ozone Removes Mating Barriers Between Fly Species
- Mapped: 33 New Big Game Migrations Across American West
- Genetic Underpinnings of Environmental Stress Identified in Model Plant
- Geobiology: New Placozoan Habitat Discovered
- Method to Extract Useful Proteins from Beer-Brewing Leftovers
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Scientists Create Octopus Survival Guide to Minimize Impacts of Fishing
- Ants in Colorado Are on the Move Due to Climate Change
- Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
- New Report 'braids' Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Forest Adaptation Strategies Against Climate Change
- Cockayne Syndrome: New Insights Into Cellular DNA Repair Mechanism
- Cold-Affinity Algae Species Are Gradually Being Replaced by Warm-Affinity Ones Off the Coast of Biscay
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life Much Bigger Than Previously Known
- Machine Learning Method Reveals Chromosome Locations in Individual Cell Nucleus
- Do Some Mysterious Bones Belong to Gigantic Ichthyosaurs?
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Different Means to the Same End: How a Worm Protects Its Chromosomes
- Toothed Whale Echolocation Organs Evolved from Jaw Muscles
- How Plants Adjust Their Photosynthesis to Changing Light
- Mediterranean Marine Worm Has Developed Enormous Eyes
- Integrated Dataset Enables Genes-to-Ecosystems Research
Friday, April 5, 2024
- In the Evolution of Walking, the Hip Bone Connected to the Rib Bones
- Can Language Models Read the Genome? This One Decoded mRNA to Make Better Vaccines
- Four in Five Bird Species Cannot Tolerate Intense Human Pressures
- Heat Stress from Ocean Warming Harms Octopus Vision
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- The Life Aquatic: A Game Changer for Frog Vision, but Little Difference Between Night and Day
- Rusty-Patched Bumblebee's Struggle for Survival Found in Its Genes
- Shy Sea Anemones Are More Likely to Survive Heatwaves
- Microbial Signature of Colorectal Cancer-Associated Mutations Identified in New Study
- Fish Species That Move Rapidly Toward the Poles Due to Global Warming Decline in Abundance, Study Finds
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- New Tools Reveal How Genes Work and Cells Organize
- New Sunflower Family Tree Reveals Multiple Origins of Flower Symmetry
- Developing a Vaccine for the 'zombie Drug' Xylazine
- Early Dinosaurs Grew Up Fast, but They Weren't the Only Ones
- Demand for Critical Minerals Puts African Great Apes at Risk
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- These Plants Evolved in Florida Millions of Years Ago: They May Be Gone in Decades
- How and Why Animals Can Live Alongside Humans
- When Did the Chicken Cross the Road? New Evidence from Central Asia
- Older Trees Help to Protect an Endangered Species
- Scientists Link Certain Gut Bacteria to Lower Heart Disease Risk
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Computational Tools Fuel Reconstruction of New and Improved Bird Family Tree
- Melting Glaciers in a Warmer Climate Provide New Ground for Invasive Species
- Canada Lynx Historic Range in US Likely Wider Than Previously Thought
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- When Inequality Is More Than 'skin-Deep': Social Status Leaves Traces in the Epigenome of Spotted Hyenas in Tanzania
- How the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enters Our Cells
- Genomic Research May Help Explain Cancer Resistance in Tasmanian Devils
- Researchers Discover Key Gene for Toxic Alkaloid in Barley
- Synaptic Protein Change During Development Offers Clues on Evolution and Disease
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Understanding Cattle Grazing Personalities May Foster Sustainable Rangelands
- North American Cities May See a Major Species Turnover by the End of the Century
- Sweet Success: Sugarcane's Complex Genetic Code Cracked
- Rock-Wallaby Bite Size ‘packs a Punch’
- Scientists Extract Genetic Secrets from 4,000-Year-Old Teeth to Illuminate the Impact of Changing Human Diets Over the Centuries
- Secrets of the Naked Mole-Rat: New Study Reveals How Their Unique Metabolism Protects Them from Heart Attacks
- New Technique for Predicting Protein Dynamics May Prove Big Breakthrough for Drug Discovery
- Looking to the Past to Prevent Future Extinction
- Biologists Uncover New Species of Tiger Beetle: Eunota Houstoniana