Mitonuclear incompatibility and extra-pair offspring: An explanation for biased sex ratios in birds
Wed 4:49pm By NULLMany bird species are monogamous. However, genetic studies have shown that the social partner is…A balanced combination of sufficient light and stable forest microclimate could be key to oak regeneration
Wed 4:48pm By NULLThe pedunculate oaks typical of Leipzig's floodplain forest and other German oak forests are…Forward genetics approach reveals the factor responsible for carbon trade-off in leaves
Wed 4:31pm By NULLPlants store carbon in two primary forms: starch and triacylglycerols (TAGs). Starch is mainly…Scientists uncover novel function of autophagy protein ATG-9 in regulating lysosome integrity
Wed 4:12pm By NULLLysosomes are membrane-bound organelles in cells that act as recycling centers—breaking down waste…Prague zoo breeds near-extinct Brazilian mergansers
Wed 4:10pm By NULLFive chicks of the critically endangered Brazilian merganser have been born at the Prague Zoo,…People, not gators, are at fault in most alligator bite cases
Wed 4:00pm By NULLRisky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites,…Malaysia's wild fish catch is stagnating while aquaculture surges, says new report
Wed 3:59pm By NULLAquatic foods are vital to Malaysia's food security, nutrition, economy, and livelihoods—with both…More than half of Scotland's coastal vessels go untracked, study finds
Wed 3:50pm By NULLOver half of vessels operating in Scotland's coastal waters are effectively "invisible" to standard…Study examines symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi in plant roots and bacterial communities in soil
Wed 3:43pm By NULLSince time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually…Cytoskeletal filament formation: Scientists discover new details about vimentin filaments critical for wound healing
Wed 3:26pm By NULLScientists have uncovered new details about cellular filaments that play a critical role in wound…Gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park scratch the ground for truffles, not for insects as long assumed
Wed 3:16pm By NULLA recently published paper reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki…Team captures first confirmed footage of a baby colossal squid
Wed 3:12pm By NULLAn international team of scientists and crew on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel…European potato genome decoded: Researchers find small gene pool with large differences
Wed 3:08pm By NULLPotatoes are a staple food for over 1.3 billion people. But despite their importance for global food…Human connections to seagrass meadows date back 180,000 years, study reveals
Wed 2:56pm By NULLFor millennia, humans lived as hunter-gatherers. Savannas and forests are often thought of as the…No kidding: Goats prove brainier than sheep and alpacas
Wed 1:00pm By NULLWhen we think about intelligent animals, farm species aren't usually the first to spring to mind. We…Giant virus discovered in Finland
Wed 12:39pm By NULLFor the first time in Finland, researchers at the Nanoscience Center in University of Jyväskylä,…Woodrats' immunity to snake venom changes with the weather, researchers discover
Wed 12:38pm By NULLThe power of a rattlesnake's venom to incapacitate its prey may depend on more than just its…'De-extinction' of dire wolves promotes false hope: Technology can't undo extinction
Wed 12:30pm By NULLOver the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf…Researchers discover new mode of mitochondrial regulation in stem cell fate
Wed 12:29pm By NULLMitochondria play a crucial role in acquiring pluripotency and determining cell fate. The…Statistical analysis predicts long-term drop in chicken fertility rates
Wed 12:24pm By NULLA new study shows chicken fertility rates in U.S. broiler eggs could decline to approximately 60% by…
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