Barley plants fine-tune their root microbial communities through sugary secretions
Different types of barley recruit distinct communities of soil microbes to grow around their roots by releasing a custom mix...
Exposure to noise – even while in the egg – impairs bird development and fitness
Eggs and nesting baby birds exposed to moderate levels of anthropogenic traffic noise experience large, direct, and additive adverse effects...
A shortcut for drug discovery
For most human proteins, there are no small molecules known to bind them chemically (so called “ligands”). Ligands frequently represent...
Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century
Global biodiversity has declined between 2% and 11% during the 20th century due to land-use change alone, according to a...
Voluntary corporate emissions targets not enough to create real climate action
Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective paper....
Women caregivers are stressed: Transportation infrastructure could help
Caregiving travel—such as taking a child to school or a parent to the doctor—can be associated with stress and decreased...
First-of-its-kind study definitively shows that conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss
A new study published online today, April 25, in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that...
Vitamin D alters mouse gut bacteria to give better cancer immunity
Francis Crick Institute press release Francis Crick Institute press release Under strict embargo: 19:00 BST Thursday 25 April 2024 Peer...
These jacks-of-all-trades are masters, too: Yeast study helps answer age-old biology question
MADISON – In a landmark study based on one of the most comprehensive genomic datasets ever assembled, a team led...
Vitamin D availability enhances antitumor microbes in mice
Dietary vitamin D modulates the gut microbiome to enhance the response to cancer immunotherapies, according to a new study in...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies