Tropical and Temperate Reefs Affected Differently by Fishing Pressures
In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases…
In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases…
Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, there is an increasing shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) crucial to protecting health care workers from infection….
Healthy obesity begins where metabolic disorders emerge: Vascular-adipose interaction enables a selective fat storage in a healthier way. Can obesity define health? It is a…
Neuroscientists delve into how background brightness influences our perception of an object. It’s a classic visual illusion: Two gray dots appear on a background that…
It would be striking for a seasoned entomologist with decades of fieldwork to discover such a large number of species unknown to science. But for…
Rotavirus is responsible for more than 130,000 deaths annually in infants and children younger than five years. The virus causes severe, dehydrating diarrhea as it…
Research finds mechanism by which bacterial toxins evolve ability to cause new illnesses. The coronavirus pandemic is a daily reminder of the consequences brought by…
Scientists identify an important protein that increases “bacterial virulence,” when mutated, changing harmless bacteria to harmful ones. As far as humans are concerned, bacteria can…
Researchers have been surprised to find that Adélie penguins in Antarctica prefer reduced sea-ice conditions, not just a little bit, but a lot. As climate…
Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans belonging to a group called the foraminifera) were discovered in the deep Pacific…
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) takes only 100 milliseconds to trap its prey. Once their leaves, which have been transformed into snap traps, have closed,…
An international team of scientists is investigating how animals are responding to reduced levels of human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an article published…
In 2011, Chilean scientists discovered a mysterious fossil in Antarctica that looked like a deflated football. For nearly a decade, the specimen sat unlabeled and…
Neurons created via neurogenesis mature longer, grow larger, and may have unique functions. Adult-born neurons keep growing and contributing to brain flexibility long after neurogenesis…
When cells don’t divide into proper copies of themselves, living things fail to grow as they should. For the first time, scientists now understand how…
Despite the active ongoing taxonomic progress on Madagascar’s frogs, the amphibian inventory of this hyper-diverse island is still very far from being complete. The known…
Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in…
Regions of DNA that give rise to non-coding RNA are required for proper development of plant reproductive organs. Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science…