New technology illustrates bacterial 'hibernation states'
Oct 23, 2024, 2:27 pm By NULLLike hibernating bears, certain bacterial cells have the ability to shift into a "low-power"…Broadcasting sounds of healthy coral reefs encourages coral larvae growth, study shows
Oct 23, 2024, 2:21 pm By NULLCoral reefs worldwide are in trouble. These ecosystems support a billion people and more than a…Tardigrades are less cosmopolitan and more diverse than believed, researchers show
Oct 23, 2024, 2:16 pm By NULLTardigrades are microscopic invertebrates measuring between 0.2 mm and 1.1 mm in length. They are…Paleontologists discover Colorado 'swamp dweller' mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs
Oct 23, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLA team of paleontologists working near Rangely, Colorado, has uncovered a new (or, more accurately,…Polar bears' exposure to pathogens is increasing as their environment changes, blood samples suggest
Oct 23, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLAs the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens than bears…'Paleo-robots' provide an experimental approach for understanding how fish started to walk on land
Oct 23, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLThe transition from water to land is one of the most significant events in the history of life on…Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'
Oct 23, 2024, 1:20 pm By NULLA "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a…Rapid genome analysis of a Whippet sighthound sets new standard for biodiversity research
Oct 23, 2024, 1:08 pm By NULLThe continuing global loss of biodiversity is making it increasingly necessary to rapidly collect…Dinosaur fossils discovered for first time in Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2024, 1:02 pm By NULLScientists have discovered dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong for the first time, the city's government…Fossilized stomach contents provide insights into the diet of Early Jurassic pterosaurs
Oct 23, 2024, 12:55 pm By NULLPterosaurs ruled the skies during the age of the dinosaurs. Over millions of years, they evolved…Interactive museum exhibit shows how paleontologists study the past
Oct 23, 2024, 12:50 pm By NULLA recent paleontology exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History put fossils and scientists on…Early evidence of symbiosis found in ancient coral
Oct 23, 2024, 12:41 pm By NULLThe symbiotic relationship between corals and their photosynthetic algal partners (photosymbionts)…Saving the bats: Researchers find bacteria and fungi on bat wings that could help fight deadly white-nose syndrome
Oct 23, 2024, 12:36 pm By NULLBacteria and fungi from the wings of bats could play a significant role in saving them from…New parasite discovered amid decline of California's unique Channel Island fox
Oct 23, 2024, 12:32 pm By NULLCalifornia's Channel Islands are home to the Channel Island fox (Urocyon littoralis), one of the…Study shows birth is a tight squeeze for chimpanzees, too
Oct 23, 2024, 12:24 pm By NULLAccording to a new study, chimpanzees, like humans, must contend with a confined bony birth canal…Breathing deep: A metabolic secret of ethane-consuming archaea unraveled
Oct 23, 2024, 12:19 pm By NULLScientists from Bremen, Germany, have characterized novel enzymes from deep-sea microbes with a key…Climate change projected to deplete food sources of endangered whale sharks
Oct 23, 2024, 11:52 am By NULLAs part of her Ph.D. research at The University of Queensland, lead investigator Dr. Samantha…How bioacoustics and AI can help study animal populations in the forest and beneath the waves
Oct 23, 2024, 11:33 am By NULLAnimal sounds combined with artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize biodiversity monitoring…What are you really eating? Study finds one in five seafood products are mislabeled
Oct 23, 2024, 11:21 am By NULLIf you eat seafood, you could be unknowingly consuming an endangered species without realizing it…AI-designed DNA switches flip genes on and off, allowing precise activation or repression
Oct 23, 2024, 11:00 am By NULLResearchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Yale…
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