Best of Both Worlds: Artificial Intelligence Makes Great Microscopes Better Than Ever
Machine learning helps some of the best microscopes to see better, work faster, and process more data. To observe the swift neuronal signals in a…
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Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Fields to Guide Them Like a Map – “It Really Is Mind Blowing”
Sea turtles are known for relying on magnetic signatures to find their way across thousands of miles to the very beaches where they hatched. Now,…
Early Human Embryo Structure Created With Stem Cells in Advance for Fertility Research
Exeter scientists have discovered a simple, efficient way to recreate the early structure of the human embryo from stem cells in the laboratory. The new…
New Miniature Trap-Jaw Ant Ant Species Discovered – Named in Recognition of Gender Diversity
A newly discovered miniature trap jaw ant from the evergreen tropical forests of Ecuador bears the curious Latin name Strumigenys ayersthey, among hundreds, which are…
“Hot Spots” of Aging and Disease Revealed by How Brain Cells Repair Their DNA
Salk scientists reveal new insights into neurodegenerative disorders and potential for genetic therapies. Neurons lack the ability to replicate their DNA, so they’re constantly working…
Experiments Show Cryptic Sixth Sense of Orientation of Bats Lies in the Eye
Mammals see with their eyes, hear with their ears and smell with their nose. But which sense or organ allows them to orient themselves on…
Alternative to Conventional Fertilizers: Fungi Could Manipulate Bacteria to Enrich Soil With Nutrients
Researchers have discovered a group of soil bacteria that could yield alternatives to conventional fertilizers for enriching soil and improving crop yields. A team of…
New Study Deconstructs Dunbar’s Number: Yes, You Can Have More Than 150 Friends
An individual human can maintain stable social relationships with about 150 people. This is the proposition known as ‘Dunbar’s number’ – that the architecture of…
Circadian Rhythm Research Could Turn Early Birds Into Night Owls – Or Vice Versa
Understanding the complex network of genes controlling sleep cycles in people, animals, plants can lead to advances in human health, crop production. How body clocks…
“Pokemonas” – New Bacteria Related to Lung Parasites Discovered, Named After Pokémon
A research team at the University of Cologne has discovered previously undescribed bacteria in amoebae that are related to Legionella and may even cause disease….
Bizarre Branching Worm With Dividing Internal Organs Discovered Growing in Sea Sponge
International research team including Göttingen University first to describe tree-like internal anatomy of symbiotic worm and sponge. The marine worm Ramisyllis multicaudata, which lives within…
Scientists Successfully Sequenced the Genome of Previously Extinct Date Palms
This study marks the first time researchers have sequenced the genomes of plants from ancient germinated seeds. Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Center for Genomics…
Mating With Relatives? New Research Shows It Is Not a Big Deal in Nature
We usually assume that inbreeding is bad and should be avoided under all circumstances. But new research performed by researchers at Stockholm University, published in Nature…
Researchers Wirelessly Stream Human Brain Activity During Normal Life Activities
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behavior. Researchers are now able to wirelessly record the directly measured brain…
How Plants Find Their Symbiotic Bacteria Partners
Freiburg researchers explain an evolutionary step in the symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. What would it be like to produce fertilizer in your own…
Xenobots 2.0: Scientists Create the Next Generation of Living Robots
Artificial living organisms can move material in swarms and record information. Last year, a team of biologists and computer scientists from Tufts University and the…
COVID-19 Is a Vascular Disease: Coronavirus’ Spike Protein Attacks Vascular System on a Cellular Level
Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular disease. Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s…
The Human Genome at 20: How Biology’s Most-Hyped Breakthrough Led to Anticlimax and Arrests
When President Bill Clinton took to a White House lectern 20 years ago to announce that the human genome sequence had been completed, he hailed…
