New research led by scientists from Newcastle University and the University of Nottingham has shown that typical teenage behavior doesn’t just occur in young humans…
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Willow tit (Poecile montanus) in flight in Kittilä, Finland. Poecile montanus: Dispersal ability has a prominent latitudinal gradient; species that live in temperate regions, like…
A sword-tailed cricket. Credit: Dr. Marc Holderied, University of Bristol Researchers have uncovered the highly efficient strategy used by a group of crickets to distinguish…
Pictured is CIDER-Seq, a newly developed tool for sequencing circular and extrachromosomal circular DNA, in action. Credit: Devang Mehta New method will provide insight into…
Plants can produce energy-rich biomass with the help of light, water and carbon dioxide. This is why they are at the beginning of the food…
This figure shows a large quantity of human cells (labeled green) in a 17-day old mouse embryo (labeled blue). Most of the human cells are…
The photo shared on Twitter of the millipede Cambala by Derek Hennen. The two red circles indicate the presence of the fungus. Credit: Derek Hennen…
Visually indistinguishable particles of Brome Mosaic Virus. Credit: Ayala Rao/UCR University of California Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle that could result in…
A fisherman with a pinger. Credit: Fishtek Marine Underwater sound devices called “pingers” could be an effective, long-term way to prevent porpoises from getting caught…
Flowering strip plants like sunflowers can help increase bee reproduction, according to a new study. Credit: Photo courtesy of Ben Barnhart Flowering strips – pollinator-friendly…
An illustration of Calcaivis, an early relative of ostriches and cassowaries that lived 52 million years ago, showing its iridescent feathers. Credit: Velizar Simeonovski Cassowaries…
Each of our cells is surrounded by a complex membrane that functions as a biological border, letting ions and nutrients such as salt, potassium and…
What would you do if the person standing next to you would suddenly scream and run away? Would you be able to carry on calmly…
Scientists worldwide have long debated our ability to identify male and female dinosaurs. Now, research led by Queen Mary University of London has shown that…
Arabidopsis growing in the Coruzzi Lab at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology. Credit: New York University Findings have implications for increasing plant nitrogen…
Grey-headed Flying Fox. Credit: Photo by Craig Greer University of Adelaide researchers have found that South Australia’s population of Grey-headed flying foxes, which took up…
A cellular pathway in plants to sense danger signals and elicit a response. Credit: Tokyo University of Science Scientists uncover how oral secretions of the…
In recent years, giant viruses have been unearthed in several of the world’s most mysterious locations, from the thawing permafrost of Siberia to locations unknown…
Photographic evidence of cannibalistic behavior; Mnemiopsis leidyi larvae (next to red arrows) within the auricles of an adult. Credit: Jamileh Javidpour/University of Southern Denmark In…
[embedded content]2-photon calcium imaging (5x speed) of the activity responses of neurons in hippocampal area CA1 of a mouse as it learns to associate a…