The Evolution of Stickiness: Orb Weaver Spiders’ Glue Gets a Genetic Twist
The genes of orb weaver spiders from different environments are very similar, but their glue proteins and glue properties differ greatly due to differential gene…
The genes of orb weaver spiders from different environments are very similar, but their glue proteins and glue properties differ greatly due to differential gene…
Researchers have made long-term volcano monitoring a possibility by creating a more efficient and cost-effective camera. Gas emissions are a manifestation of the activity taking…
A study of nearly 2,000 patients in Norway showed that patients who reported sleeping less than six or more than nine hours had a higher…
Despite AI’s impressive track record, its computational power pales in comparison with a human brain. Now, scientists unveil a revolutionary path to drive computing forward:…
Analysis of patients undergoing sleep studies finds that people get more REM sleep in the winter. Whether we’re night owls or morning larks, our body…
Researchers discover differences in DNA methylation inside brain region important for inhibitory control in people with cocaine use disorder. Scientists tend to view substance addiction…
Four-week daily dietary supplementation with almonds increased level of beneficial 12,13-DiHOME after exercise, benefiting recovery. For those who exercise regularly, eating almonds each day might…
In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our…
Scientists using NASA’s Earth observing system find evidence of phytoplankton blooms hidden beneath Antarctic sea ice. Until now, researchers believed the packed sea ice of…
Changes to product packaging, addition of bioprotective, and antimicrobial bacteria called probiotics add 30 days to how long the popular food staple can be stored….
Capacity to monitor emissions to increase a hundredfold in the next three years. Countries that signed up to the 2015 Paris Agreement have committed themselves…
Scientists have discovered that an 80-year-old historic shipwreck from World War II is still influencing the microbiology and geochemistry of the ocean floor where it…
Study is the first to use protein interaction networks to study whether existing drugs could treat autism, finding potential in a common antidiarrheal drug. There…
Centuries-Old Lava Caves of Hawaiʻi Island Contain Thousands of Unknown Bacterial Species Higher bacterial diversity than scientists expected has been uncovered in the lava caves,…
Key precursors for life on Earth are abundant in interstellar molecular clouds and could have arrived on Earth inside comets and meteors. Nitriles, a class…
“Expanding hole” illusion deceives our pupils to expand in anticipation of expected decrease in light. An optical illusion, that is new to science, appears as…
The yellow-billed hornbill, cousins of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to the climate crisis. Between 2008 and 2019, researchers investigated…
Medicinal cannabis reduces cancer-related pain and the need for opiate-based painkillers, reveals a new comprehensive study of its use by oncology patients. A comprehensive assessment…