Biology
18th Annual Q-Bio Conference: Global scholars explore new Frontiers in quantitative biology
The 18th Q-Bio Conference on Quantitative Biology was held at the Guangming Yungu International Conference Center in Shenzhen from July...
The race to discover biodiversity: 11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description
Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only...
Turkey vultures fly faster to defy thin air
Mountain hikes are invigorating. Crisp air and clear views can refresh the soul, but thin air presents an additional challenge...
Genetic insights into how prickles develop across different plants, despite evolutionary separation
The evolutionary gain and loss of plant prickles – sharp pointed epidermal outgrowths – are controlled by a shared genetic...
Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of mollusks
Credit: G Zhang/L Parry. UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 19:00 BST / 14:00 ET THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2024 Images available via...
Every rose has its thorns … or does it?
According to Greek mythology, red roses first appeared when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a...
Demographics of north African human populations unravelled using genomic data and artificial intelligence. For the first time, this study places the origin of the Imazighen in the Epipaleolithic, more than twenty thousand years ago
Made up of Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Egypt and Algeria, north Africa is a melting pot of cultures with two predominant...
Which strains of tuberculosis are the most infectious?
For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and...
Largest study to date finds multiple urinary metals play key role in cardiovascular disease and mortality
Higher levels of urinary metals such as cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper and zinc are linked to increased cardiovascular disease...
Serotonin uptake regulates ependymoma tumor growth
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 31, 2024) Do neurons play a role in brain tumor growth and development? Scientists at St. Jude...
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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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