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- Three ways climate change is pushing butterflies and moths to their limitson March 2, 2024 at 6:50 pm
In any competition, there are winners and losers. In the race to adjust to a changing climate, some butterflies seem to be doing well. But others, less so.
- Secrets in the canopy: Scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacificon March 2, 2024 at 2:30 pm
After a decade searching for new species of bees in forests of the Pacific Islands, all we had to do was look up.
- Impact of preexisting proteinuria on the development of regorafenib-induced problematic proteinuria in real-world metastatic colorectal cancer treatmenton March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- ISGylation of DRP1 closely balances other post-translational modifications to mediate mitochondrial fissionon March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Salivary proteins potentially derived from horizontal gene transfer are critical for salivary sheath formation and other feeding processeson March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Polycomb-mediated silencing of miR-8 is required for maintenance of intestinal stemness in Drosophila melanogasteron March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Alternative low-populated conformations prompt phase transitions in polyalanine repeat expansionson March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Chemical disinfection as a simple and reliable method to control the amphibian chytrid fungus at breeding points of endangered amphibianson March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Trees on smallholder farms and forest restoration are critical for Rwanda to achieve net zero emissionson March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Predicting feature genes correlated with immune infiltration in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm based on machine learning algorithmson March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Biogeographic gradients of picoplankton diversity indicate increasing dominance of prokaryotes in warmer Arctic fjordson March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Rational design of an artificial tethered enzyme for non-templated post-transcriptional mRNA polyadenylation by the second generation of the C3P3 systemon March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Assessing the impact of various tuberculin PPD brands on bovine tuberculosis diagnosison March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Projecting contributions of marine protected areas to rebuild fish stocks under climate changeon March 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
- Orcas demonstrate they no longer need to hunt in packs to take down the great white sharkon March 1, 2024 at 10:00 pm
An orca (killer whale) has been observed, for the first-ever time, individually consuming a great white shark—and within just two minutes.
- Team finds novel vehicle for antibiotic resistanceon March 1, 2024 at 8:50 pm
Antibiotic resistance is a significant and growing medical problem worldwide. Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and collaborators have found a novel genetic arrangement that may help a common bacterium in the human gut, Bacteroides fragilis, protect itself from tetracycline, a widely used antibiotic.
- Study identifies multi-organ response to seven days without foodon March 1, 2024 at 6:46 pm
New findings reveal that the body undergoes significant, systematic changes across multiple organs during prolonged periods of fasting. The results demonstrate evidence of health benefits beyond weight loss, but also show that any potentially health-altering changes appear to occur only after three days without food.
- Asian elephants mourn, bury their dead calves: Studyon March 1, 2024 at 6:45 pm
Asian elephants loudly mourn and bury their dead calves, according to a study by Indian scientists that details animal behavior reminiscent of human funeral rites.
- African savanna antelopes need space to survive climate changeson March 1, 2024 at 4:47 pm
Human-caused environmental changes threaten natural ecosystems. These ecosystems are essential to creating and maintaining a rich, resilient, and adaptable biosphere. In East Africa's savanna, antelope populations are vital for a healthy and functioning ecosystem.
- New software rapidly simulates glycoprotein structures to speed up drug developmenton March 1, 2024 at 4:24 pm
Proteins not only carry out the functions that are critical for the survival of cells, but also influence the development and progression of diseases. To understand their role in health and disease, researchers study the three-dimensional atomic structure of proteins using both experimental and computational methods.
- Canine teeth reveal new keys to sex estimation in human populationson March 1, 2024 at 3:19 pm
The Dental Anthropology Group at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has published a paper in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology on the morphological differences between the canines of men and women, underlining their importance in the creation of biological profiles.
- Study finds vulnerability in pelagic ecosystemson March 1, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Fish and sharks living in the open ocean are impacted more by human pressure than their seabed-dwelling counterparts, according to a new study from The University of Western Australia.
- How signaling proteins get to the mitochondrial surfaceon March 1, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Mitochondria are organelles that are known for providing the energy currency that fuels chemical reactions within cells, but they are also involved in other important processes vital for cell health including the innate immune response to pathogens like viruses, programmed cell death, and communication with the rest of the cell—processes that all play a role in health and disease. The signaling proteins that serve as the mitochondria's interface with the rest of the cell are key players in these processes.
- Lianas, trees show varied stem xylem structure-function linkon March 1, 2024 at 1:38 pm
The xylem of the plant stem performs several important functions. Elucidating the coordination or trade-offs between xylem functions is critical for understanding plant ecological strategy and adaptation to different environments. However, how xylem cell tissues influence their functions among different growth forms remains unresolved.
- Gay, lesbian and intersex whales: our queer sea has much to teach usby Philip Hoare on March 1, 2024 at 12:50 pm
The first documented sex between two male humpback whales is just the latest challenge to our presumptions about sexualityWhales are extraordinarily sensuous creatures. Those blubbery bodies are highly sensitive, and sensitised. At social meetings, pods of sperm, humpback and right whales will roll around one another’s bodies for hours at a time. I’ve seen a group of right whales engaged in foreplay and penetration lasting an entire morning.I have also watched a male-female couple so blissfully conjoined that they appeared unbothered by our little fishing boat as they passed underneath it. And in what may sound like a career of cetacean voyeurism, I have also been caught up in a fast-moving superpod of dusky dolphins continually penetrating each other at speed, regardless of the gender of their partner. Continue reading...