Biology
Small changes make a big difference in life cycle diagrams
Life cycle diagrams are ubiquitous in science textbooks, and they may be due for some updates. A new study finds...
Amazon butterflies show how new species can evolve from hybridization
If evolution was originally depicted as a tree, with different species branching off as new blooms, then new research shows...
Interspecies competition led to even more forms of ancient human – defying evolutionary trends in vertebrates
Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins – and produced a “bizarre” evolutionary...
Huge database gives insight into salmon patterns at sea
A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where...
Discovery of bacterial proteins that induce asexual reproduction in insects
From microbes in the human gut to symbiotic algae in coral reefs, research in recent decades has increasingly revealed the...
Older males out-compete young males when it comes to extra-marital breeding
Young male blue tits are less successful in fathering offspring outside their breeding pair, not because of a lack of...
Can animals count?
HONG KONG (16 April 2024)—A groundbreaking discovery that appears to confirm the existence of discrete number sense in rats has...
Illuminating the path to hearing recovery
Professor Yunje Cho’s research team from the Department of Life Sciences at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH, Republic...
Are these newly found rare cells a missing link in color perception?
Scientists have long wondered how the eye’s three cone photoreceptor types work together to allow humans to perceive color. In...
ERC Advanced Grant for cutting-edge research on the cell’s immune response
FRANKFURT. The cell’s outer shell determines whether the human adaptive immune system identifies pathogens or not. Figuratively speaking, the cell...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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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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