Hidden pocket in human bitter taste receptor discovered
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10:24am By NULLThe ecological modeling platform EcoCommons Australia is transforming biodiversity protection and…Bird divorce rates may be linked to fluctuations in rainfall
10:22am By NULLA 16-year study on a closed population of Seychelles warblers (Acrocephalus sechellensis) on Cousin…Decoding the cellular basis of floral fragrance
9:59am By NULLFloral fragrances are nature's allure, enticing pollinators and helping plants adapt to…Molecular morphers: DNA-powered gels shape-shift on command
9:24am By NULLJohns Hopkins engineers have developed gel strips that change shape when given chemical instructions…Researchers create high-resistant starch rice by impaired amylopectin synthesis
9:17am By NULLRice is one of the most important staple crops and an excellent starch-provider. Resistant starch…Bats employ instant compensation strategy when they can't hear, study shows
8:29am By NULLWhen bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable…International team studies the migration of the American woodcock
7:22am By NULLThe American woodcock, a plump harbinger of spring, is a well known shorebird found across eastern…New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets
5:00am By NULLMore than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to…As baboons become bolder, Cape Town battles for solutions
4:30am By NULLOn a sunny afternoon in Cape Town's seaside village of Simon's Town, three young chacma baboons…Chimps are upping their tool game, says study
Sun 2:10pm By NULL"Planet of the Apes" may have been onto something.Slender-billed Curlew may be extinct, marking the disappearance of a third bird species from the Western Palaearctic
Sun 1:50pm By NULLA small team of conservationists, biodiversity specialists and bird researchers has found that it is…Ant stings can be painful—here's how to avoid getting stung this summer (and what to do if you do)
Sun 1:00pm By NULLWith the start of summer just days away, many of us will be looking forward to long sunny days spent…New tools filter noise from evolution data
Sun 7:50am By NULLWhile rates of evolution have appeared to accelerate over short time periods, new analysis suggests…New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions—vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll
Nov 23, 2024, 12:50 pm By NULLImagine you are a blue whale swimming up the California coast, as you do every spring. You are…First successful test of wild minke whales reveals they have ultrasonic hearing
Nov 23, 2024, 11:00 am By NULLA team of marine biologists from Norway, the U.S. and Denmark has conducted the first hearing test…'e-Drive': New gene drive reverses insecticide resistance in pests... then disappears
Nov 22, 2024, 5:14 pm By NULLInsecticides have been used for centuries to counteract widespread pest damage to valuable food…Exploring the impact of offshore wind on whale deaths
Nov 22, 2024, 5:10 pm By NULLIn the winter of 2022–2023, nearly a dozen whales died off the coast of New Jersey, near the sites…Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West Africa
Nov 22, 2024, 2:01 pm By NULLAgroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving…
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