Scientists Discover New Sense of Bottlenose Dolphins: They Feel Electricity
Bottlenose dolphins might use their electric sense to navigate around the world. Born tail first, bottlenose dolphin calves are initially adorned with two delicate rows…
Bottlenose dolphins might use their electric sense to navigate around the world. Born tail first, bottlenose dolphin calves are initially adorned with two delicate rows…
New research reveals key factors behind the changing sizes of certain animals over time, challenging traditional evolutionary theories with its findings on species’ size variations….
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used DNA origami, the art of folding DNA into desired structures, to show how an important cell receptor…
A research team from USC Dornsife has made significant discoveries regarding the drastic changes caused by a surge in greenhouse gases and escalating temperatures, which…
One of the fundamental and timeless questions of life concerns the mechanics of its inception. Take human development, for example: how do individual cells come…
A groundbreaking study reveals how inherited genetic variants contribute to the development of rare blood cancer, offering insights for disease prediction and treatment strategies. Large-scale…
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…