Biology
Haeckel’s Deep-Sea Jellyfish Vindicated: New Evidence Shows His Famous Plates Were Grounded in Real Science
A reexamination of the type specimen of Atolla wyvillei and the discovery of previously unknown histological slides show that Ernst...
Dams, Deforestation, and Diversions Are Starving Northern Iran’s Rivers of the Flow They Need
A three-decade analysis of seven Iranian river basins links deforestation, agricultural intensification, dams, and water transfers to escalating violations of...
Endangered White Pig From Shanghai Gets a Complete Chromosome-Level Genome
Researchers have assembled the first chromosome-level reference genome of the endangered Pudong White Pig and uncovered hundreds of breed-specific DNA...
Hidden Microbes of a Toxic Sea Anemone Relative Show Promise Against Fish Farm Pathogens
Metagenomic and culture-based analysis of the zoanthid Palythoa sp. from the Indian coast reveals a diverse prokaryotic community whose bacterial...
Wild Herb Feed Additive Fails to Boost Broiler Growth but Shakes Up Antioxidant Bloodmarks
A 43-day trial found that dietary Prangos ferulacea powder and extract failed to improve broiler growth or carcass traits while...
New aligner brings recombination-aware mapping of long reads to pangenome graphs
Researchers have developed RecAlign, an A*-based sequence-to-graph aligner that efficiently handles recombination events and enables recombination-aware long-read mapping against chromosome-wide...
Oncogenic viruses hijack a lysosomal receptor to fuel cancer growth
A new Nature Microbiology study shows that oncogenic viruses hijack chaperone-mediated autophagy by inducing TRIM32-mediated SUMOylation of LAMP2A, promoting viral...
Tiny Silica Particles Recruit Protective Soil Microbes to Shield Potatoes From Disease
A new Microbiome study shows that silica nanoparticles suppress potato common scab by reprogramming soil metabolites, boosting inosine, and promoting...
Stress-Triggered SMN Droplets Act as a Rescue System for Misplaced Splicing Machinery
Researchers in Bonn have discovered that the SMN protein forms reversible cytoplasmic condensates under stress to trap and clear misplaced...
Cold Stratification Unlocks Seed Germination by Disabling the RGL2/ABI5 Repression Switch
New research shows that cold stratification breaks seed dormancy in Arabidopsis by triggering gibberellin biosynthesis and uncoupling the RGL2/ABI5 repressor...
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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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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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