Scientists Have Finally Solved the Damselfly Color Mystery
For more than two decades, scientists at Lund University in Sweden have been studying the common bluetail damselfly, a species where females display three distinct…
For more than two decades, scientists at Lund University in Sweden have been studying the common bluetail damselfly, a species where females display three distinct…
A team of scientists from the United Kingdom, including leading experts from the University of Nottingham and Imperial College London, have successfully constructed a synthetic…
Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), along with a multidisciplinary team of collaborators, have made significant discoveries regarding…
A newly discovered species of bacteria found at the deep-sea hydrothermal vent known as ‘Crab Spa’ offers significant insights into the evolution of bacteria. Deep-sea…
New research reveals that bees produce nutrients that aid in the colonization of their gut bacteria, highlighting a symbiotic host-microbiota relationship and offering insights into…
Recent research highlights the dual role of VEGF-C-producing macrophages in breast tumors, potentially guiding metastasis to less harmful areas, opening new avenues for targeted cancer…
The so-called Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (for short: RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A research team from…
A research analysis on the development of long-nosed gomphotheres, predecessors of today’s elephants, indicates that transitioning to open-area grazing contributed to the evolution of their…
All animals start out as a single-celled organism and then start growing. At some point, of course, they need to stop getting bigger, but the…
A striking and extremely rare half-female, half-male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist. Sesquicentennial Distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer was holidaying in…
New crystallography experiments using high pressure and heat to reveal how proteins change shape could advance the development of novel drugs. Proteins do the heavy…
Researchers have sequenced the hagfish genome, providing vital insights into vertebrate evolution and genome duplication history. An international scientific team made up of more than…
Discovery could be useful in developing new therapies for multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative conditions, and brain cancer. New research from Oregon Health & Science University for…
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and KU Leuven have identified a group of genes that play a role in determining the shape of human…
Researchers at Radboud University Medical Center have discovered an intriguing link between sphingolipids, a mysterious type of fat named after the ‘Sphinx’, and the memory…
Recent research suggests that a number of neuronal characteristics, traditionally believed to stem from the cell body or soma, may actually originate from processes in…
Synthetic serum marker enables non-invasive neural monitoring. The brain, being the most protected organ in the body, is encased within a highly complex and nearly…
An unexpected genetic discovery in wheat has led to opportunities for the metabolic engineering of versatile compounds with the potential to improve its nutritional qualities…