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May 3, 2025
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May 1, 2025 — Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, including rhythm and beat, remains a tantalizing ...
May 1, 2025 — A new study links fossilized flying reptile tracks to animals that made them. Fossilized footprints reveal a 160-million-year-old invasion as pterosaurs came down from the trees and onto the ground. ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States) ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Female bonobos team up to suppress male aggression against them -- the first evidence of animals deploying this strategy. In 85% of observed coalitions, females collectively targeted males, forcing ...
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Apr. 30, 2025 — Recent disease modeling research challenges public health guidelines recommending conservative antibiotic use for cholera, suggesting that for some ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points toward the possibility of developing more effective vaccines against the ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Tackling HIV continues to be a major public health challenge, mainly because the persistence of viral reservoirs means that people living with HIV ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Trees, parks, wetlands and green roofs can no longer be seen as a 'nice-to-have' aesthetic enhancement but a vital component for creating ...
Deciphering the Migratory Behavior and Connectivity of Mediterranean and Atlantic Cory's Shearwaters
Apr. 30, 2025 — A good wildlife management plan must include information on their migratory processes if the conservation of a species, particularly an endangered ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have developed a technique that enables efficient delivery of therapeutic proteins and RNA to cells. The method shows promising results in animal studies to deliver gene editors and ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Artificial intelligence algorithms have now been combined with traditional laboratory methods to uncover promising drug leads against human enterovirus 71 (EV71), the pathogen behind most cases of ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — The number of species does not increase evenly when going from local ecosystems to continental scales -- a phenomenon ecologists have recognized for ...
May 1, 2025 — A groundbreaking study reveals that North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving. Researchers analyzed 36 million bird observations shared by ...
May 1, 2025 — A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current inflammatory bowel disease ...
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May 2, 2025 — By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date, which is protective against the likes ...
May 1, 2025 — A team has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity, using a natural process that pushes electrons into their surroundings instead of breathing on oxygen. The findings could ...
May 1, 2025 — Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an animal's size ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans interact with their environment. Researchers analyzed over 12,000 ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — The well-known salmon life cycle has long been described as going only one way at a time. Juvenile salmon hatch and swim down rivers to the ocean, where they grow and mature before returning to the ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. Researchers have now managed to recreate this ancient metabolic process in their ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Protein sources appear to have major effects on both the population and function of the mouse gut ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that roots actively sense their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Increasing urban vegetation by 30% could save over one-third of all heat related deaths, saving up to 1.16 million lives globally from 2000 to 2019 according to a 20-year modelling study of the ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have developed a novel rat model that closely replicates the pathological features and physiological changes associated with human chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-associated ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — In the warm summertime waters of Lake Erie, cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can proliferate out of control, creating algal blooms that produce toxins at a rate that can harm wildlife and human ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have applied object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A new 3D 'atlas' of the mouse brain promises to sharpen scientists' ability to measure brain changes and share findings across studies of diseases like Alzheimer's. The mouse ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A type of virus thought to be a 'mere curiosity' is plentiful in one common bacteria, and possibly others, a research team has found. The discovery improves understanding of how viruses ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound -- that's a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Scientists found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between palatable and unpalatable frogs and toads through ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Researchers have shown they can inexpensively nanomanufacture silk microneedles to precisely fortify crops, monitor plant health, and detect soil ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — A new study turns long-held conventional wisdom about a certain type of polymer on its head, greatly expanding understanding of how some of biochemistry's fundamental forces work. The study ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Researchers have developed silk iron microparticles (SIMPs) -- magnetic, biodegradable carriers designed to deliver therapies directly to disease sites like aneurysms or tumors. The particles are ...
Friday, May 2, 2025
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Electricity-Generating Bacteria May Power Future Innovations
- Why Did Some Ancient Animals Fossilize While Others Vanished?
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Zoo Life Boosts Object Exploration in Orangutans
- Juvenile Salmon Roam Between Salt and Fresh Water While Exploring Coast and Rivers, New Research Finds
- Geobiology: Iron, Sulfur, Heat -- And First Life
- Protein Sources Change the Gut Microbiome -- Some Drastically
- New Study Unlocks How Root Cells Sense and Adapt to Soil
- In Two Decades Increasing Urban Vegetation Could Have Saved Over 1.1 Million Lives
- Novel Rat Model Paves the Way to Advance COPD-Associated Cor Pulmonale Research
- Bacterial Villain Behind Lake Erie's 'potent Toxin' Unveiled
- When Sea Stars Fall, Sea Otters Rise: Sea Otters Benefit from Prey Boom Triggered by Loss of Ochre Sea Stars
- Machine Learning Brings New Insights to Cell's Role in Addiction, Relapse
- New Mouse Brain Atlas Will Accelerate Studies of Neurological Disorders
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Researchers Uncover the Prevalence of 'curiosity' Virus
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Giant Croclike Carnivore Fossils Found in the Caribbean
- Palatable Versus Poisonous: Eavesdropping Bats Must Learn to Identify Which Prey Is Safe to Eat
- Will the Vegetables of the Future Be Fortified Using Tiny Needles?
- Graduate Student's Discovery Shows That Even Neutral Molecules Take Sides When It Comes to Biochemistry
- Making Magnetic Biomaterials
- A Scientific Method for Flawless Cacio E Pepe
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Hospital-Based Outbreak Detection System Saves Lives
- Viewing Organs in 3D
- Social 'hippie' Spiders Don't Believe in Labels: Study Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Animal Personalities
- Elephant Instead of Wild Boar? What Could Have Been in Europe
- Cell Colonies Under Pressure: How Growth Can Prevent Motion
- Family First: Scientists Reveal Long-Tailed Tits' Remarkable Family Bonds
- Bacteria's Mysterious Viruses Can Fan Flames of Antibiotic Damage
- Influenza Virus Hacks Cell's Internal System
- Updated Equestrian Helmet Ratings System Adds Racing and High-Speed Events
- Want to Understand Grasslands? Look at the Bigger Picture
- How Math Helps to Protect Crops from Invasive Disease
- Blackberries With No Thorns? Scientist Assembles Genome of a Blackberry in Major Step to Breed Better Fruit
- New Research on Bird Behavior Suggests That Evolution May Repeat Itself
- Evolution of Pugs and Persians Converges on Cuteness
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Less Intensive Farming Works Best for Agricultural Soil
- Study on the Reproducibility of Behavioral Experiments With Insects Now Published
- 'Cryosphere Meltdown' Will Impact Arctic Marine Carbon Cycles and Ecosystems, New Study Warns
- Animal Energy Usage Made Visible Through Video
- Single-Dose Baloxavir Reduces Household Influenza Transmission
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Cinnamon Could Affect Drug Metabolism in the Body
- Blocking a Surprising Master Regulator of Immunity Eradicates Liver Tumors in Mice
- Keeping Tabs on Native Woodlands in Times of Flood and Drought
- No More Copy-Pasting: DNA Base Editing for Better Lactobacillus Strains
- Controlling Starch Levels in Algae Could Have Biotechnology and Sustainability Benefits
- One Gene Defines the Many Patterns of Snake Skin
- Monkey Database Reveals Shift Towards Open Science
- Tiny New Species of Snail Named After Picasso
- Scientists Repurpose Gene Editing Tool to Help Uncover Hidden Microbial Diversity
- New Approach Makes AI Adaptable for Computer Vision in Crop Breeding
- Plant-Based Calamari That Rivals Real Seafood in Texture
- The Oldest Ant Ever Discovered Found Fossilized in Brazil
- Invasive Weed Threatens Southern California's Deserts
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Researchers Crack the Code of Cell Movement
- New and Surprising Traction Trait in Sculpin Fish
- Skeletal Evidence of Roman Gladiator Bitten by Lion in Combat
- Paying Fishers to Release Endangered Catches Can Aid Conservation, but Only If Done Right
- Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands to Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle to Keep Up
- The Antibiotic That Takes the Bite out of Lyme
- Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome May Be Driven by Remnants of Infection
- Nature Accounting in Colombia Makes Sound Economic Case for Protecting Native Ecosystems
- Scientists Identify Potential Treatments for Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens
- Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier: New Data Suggests It's Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks
- How Bacteria in Our Aging Guts Can Elevate Risk of Leukemia and Perhaps More
- Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin May Be Triggering Colorectal Cancer Epidemic Among the Young
- Bacteria Killing Material Creates Superbug Busting Paint
- What Rattlesnake Venom Can Teach Us About Evolution: New USF Study
- Scientists Have Found a Way to 'tattoo' Tardigrades
- Toxic Blooms in Motion: Researchers Map Algae Patterns in Lake Okeechobee, Florida
- How DNA Self-Organizes in the Early Embryo
- Family Dynamics Shape Body Image Differently Across Cultures
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- E-I-E-I-Omics: New Discoveries in Corn Genetics Could Help Grow More Productive, Resilient Crops
- Big Brains and Big Ranges Might Not Save Birds from Climate Change
- Range Expansion in Lesser Goldfinches
- New Species of Electricity-Conducting Organism, Name It After Tribe
- Researchers Use Machine Learning to Engineer 'bespoke Enzymes' For Gene Editing
- New Technique Expands Tissues So Hundreds of Biomolecules Can Be Seen Inside Cells
- How Do You Like Them Apples? Apple Genus Evolution Revealed
- Obesity Disrupts 'reaction Time' To Starvation in Mice
- Activity Stabilizes Mixtures
- Insects Are Disappearing Due to Agriculture -- And Many Other Drivers, New Research Reveals
- Oil Cleanup Agents Do Not Impede Natural Biodegradation
- A Sustainable Diet Leaves Room for Two Chicken Breasts a Week
- Tackling Parasite Devastating Fish Farmers Around the World
- Using Blue Light to Fight Drug-Resistant Infections
- Evidence of Potential Bed Bug Insecticide Resistance in Gene Mutation
- Study Reveals Gaps in Flu Treatment for High-Risk Adults
- Better Feed, Fewer Burps: Scientists Target Dairy Gas Emissions
Monday, April 21, 2025
- More Americans Are Using Psilocybin -- Especially Those With Mental Health Conditions, Study Shows
- More Ticks Carry Lyme Disease Bacteria in Pheasant-Release Areas
- Omnivorous? Vegan? Makes No Difference to Muscle Building After Weight Training, Study Finds
- Experimental Cancer Drug Could Streamline Standard Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevent Post-TB Lung Disease, Study Suggests
- How Activity in Earth's Mantle Led the Ancient Ancestors of Elephants, Giraffes, and Humans Into Asia and Africa
- What If Mother Earth Could Sue for Mistreatment?
- How Bacteria Use Sneaky Chemistry to Disable Plant Defenses
- Simulations Predict How Pesticides May Affect Honeybee Colonies
- A Light-Activated Probe Reveals TB Immune System Evasion Mechanisms
- Wild Chimps Filmed Sharing 'boozy' Fruit
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
- Immune System Proteins Involved in Severe Parasitic Disease Identified