Sharks and rays leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication
Sep 23, 2024, 1:10 pm By NULLMany sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent…Move over Olympians, Australia's wildlife are incredible athletes
Sep 23, 2024, 1:00 pm By NULLNow that the Paris Olympics and Paralympics have disappeared from our screens, let's get back to…Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and tails evolved
Sep 23, 2024, 12:53 pm By NULLA rare, nearly complete fossil of an extinct North American porcupine helped me and my colleagues…New approach may yield modified messenger RNAs for treating a wide range of conditions
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Sep 23, 2024, 12:40 pm By NULLWe could be witnessing the sixth mass extinction at an alarming rate worldwide. It's marked by the…Study shows artificial light at night changes the behavior of fish, even into the next generation
Sep 23, 2024, 12:30 pm By NULLScientists have shown that light pollution—especially light in the blue spectrum—can alter the…Human urine could be used as eco-friendly crop fertilizer: Study
Sep 23, 2024, 12:10 pm By NULLBacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers—making…New progenitor cell type discovered, may aid in tissue repair and generation
Sep 23, 2024, 12:00 pm By NULLA team of SAHMRI scientists has discovered a completely new type of cell that has the potential to…3D field-based tracking and field experiments of octopus and fish unlock the secrets of multispecies hunting
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Sep 23, 2024, 11:59 am By NULLThe food system is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet,…Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida keys
Sep 23, 2024, 11:46 am By NULLSince the 1970s, coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) have experienced…Compact 'gene scissors' enable effective genome editing, may offer future treatment of high cholesterol gene defect
Sep 23, 2024, 11:22 am By NULLCRISPR-Cas is used broadly in research and medicine to edit, insert, delete or regulate genes in…How diversity in heat tolerance can help protect coral reefs
Sep 23, 2024, 11:12 am By NULLNew research out of Southern Cross University has found previously undocumented variation in coral…Extreme polar light environment of the North and South Poles sustains biodiversity, researchers suggest
Sep 23, 2024, 11:07 am By NULLResearchers working in Finland propose that the unique light environment of the Earth's polar…Researchers discover tumors inherited by generations of jellyfish-like creatures
Sep 23, 2024, 10:55 am By NULLResearchers from the CANECEV laboratory, an international collaboration between Deakin University…Giant panda skin cells transformed into stem cells to help ensure their survival
Sep 23, 2024, 9:50 am By NULLA team of biologists in China has reprogrammed skin cells from giant pandas into induced pluripotent…Study reveals high rates of seafood mislabeling and ambiguous market names in Calgary, Alberta
Sep 23, 2024, 9:10 am By NULLA study published in PeerJ Life and Environment has uncovered alarming levels of seafood mislabeling…First polar bear spotted in Iceland since 2016 is shot dead by police
Sep 23, 2024, 7:50 am By NULLA polar bear was spotted in Iceland for the first time since 2016—and was promptly shot dead by…Scientists propose new 'golden rules' for sustainable fishing
Sep 23, 2024, 5:00 am By NULLTop ocean experts have published a report that redefines the concept of "sustainable fishing" and…Experts discover the deadly genetics of cholera, which could be key to its prevention
Sep 23, 2024, 5:00 am By NULLExperts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make…
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