Alien Species Predicted to Increase by 36% Worldwide by 2050
The number of alien (non-native) species, particularly insects, arthropods, and birds, is expected to increase globally by 36% by the middle of this century, compared…
The number of alien (non-native) species, particularly insects, arthropods, and birds, is expected to increase globally by 36% by the middle of this century, compared…
Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactions. Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates — that’s the job of bacteria in our large intestines. UC Riverside…
Rodents and pigs share with certain aquatic organisms the ability to use their intestines for respiration, finds a study publishing May 14th in the journal…
Why methane carbon isotopes in the deep sea behave so differently than expected? Deep down in the seafloor anaerobic microbes consume large amounts of methane,…
Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone. The mysteries of sexual attraction…
The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it is a profound event in the life of plants….
A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto has shown that Anolis lizards, or anoles, are able to breathe underwater with the aid…
Dominant G-form Spike protein ‘puts its head up’ more frequently to latch on to receptors, but that makes it more vulnerable to neutralization. Large-scale supercomputer…
Study compared different methodologies using dung, DNA analysis, and camera traps. A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and working closely…
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have sent mice into space to explore effects of spaceflight and reduced gravity on muscle atrophy, or wasting at…
Highlights Need to Protect Orangutan Habitat Wild orangutans are known for their ability to survive food shortages, but scientists have made a surprising finding that…
It’s a tough time to be a shark. Pollution, industrialized fishing, and climate change threaten marine life, and the populations of many top ocean predators…
Stanford scientists’ software turns ‘mental handwriting’ into on-screen words, sentences. Call it “mindwriting.” The combination of mental effort and state-of-the-art technology has allowed a man…
Female putty-nosed monkeys use calls just to recruit males when certain predators are detected Results suggest that different “dialects” exist among different populations of monkeys…
MIT researchers have determined the virus’ protein-coding gene set and analyzed new mutations’ likelihood of helping the virus adapt. In early 2020, a few months…
Map reveals existence of specialized immune cells in corals for the first time. Researchers at the University of Haifa, the Weizmann Institute, and the Centre…
Proof-of-principle research shows that genes can be accurately edited in cells throughout the body. Researchers at the University of California San Diego have laid the…
Researchers elucidate how the insect regulates the accumulation of plant toxins via special transporters. When horseradish flea beetles feed on their host plants, they take…