Team uncovers the complex social life of rats, with potential implications for human psychiatry
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Oct 9, 2024, 4:25 pm By NULLRosalee Hellberg, an associate professor in Chapman University's Food Science Program, and her…Detailed images of key protein complexes provide new insights into bacterial photosynthesis
Oct 9, 2024, 4:02 pm By NULLResearchers at the University of Liverpool and collaborators have arrived at a new understanding of…Microplastic-free carrier system for pesticides shows potential for sustainable agriculture
Oct 9, 2024, 3:28 pm By NULLResearchers from the University of Twente (Netherlands) and Bayreuth (Germany) have developed…Dynamic environmental control for more efficient vertical farming
Oct 9, 2024, 3:15 pm By NULLVertical farming is the practice of growing plants in vertically stacked layers in a building. This…Earliest known fossil examples of predatory birds discovered: New species may have hunted like modern hawks and owls
Oct 9, 2024, 3:00 pm By NULLThe Hell Creek Formation in what's now the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming was once home to some of…Scientists now know what the head of the biggest bug to ever crawl the Earth looked like
Oct 9, 2024, 2:59 pm By NULLAs if the largest bug to ever live—a monster nearly 9 feet long with as many as 64 legs—wasn't…Calcium-mediated effect plays key role in cell disposal, researchers discover
Oct 9, 2024, 2:57 pm By NULLA research team from Kyushu University in Japan has recently discovered a calcium-based mechanism…Symbiotic bacterium affects reproduction of pest-controlling insect, study reveals
Oct 9, 2024, 2:47 pm By NULLMany insects are naturally infected with symbiotic bacteria, which are typically transmitted…Study shows early human species benefited from food diversity in steep mountainous terrain
Oct 9, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLA study published in the journal Science Advances by researchers at the IBS Center for Climate…Discovered by drones: World-first method reveals new plant species in endemic Hawaiian genus Schiedea
Oct 9, 2024, 1:58 pm By NULLSchiedea waiahuluensis, a newly discovered species from Hawaii in the carnation family, is likely…Researchers develop device that measures the impact of drought on plants
Oct 9, 2024, 1:04 pm By NULLDrought is becoming a more serious challenge every year, affecting up to 55 million people worldwide…Our food system is broken and we only have 60 harvests left, researchers warn
Oct 9, 2024, 1:03 pm By NULLPlant-based diets, compassionate agriculture, Indigenous methods, consumer pressure, new laws,…In studying the mating rituals of fruit flies, scientists may have learned something about how brains evolve
Oct 9, 2024, 1:02 pm By NULLMale fruit flies have several tricks for finding a mate, from sensing pheromones in the dark to…Environmental law reform needed to protect endangered marine species in Australia's waters, say researchers
Oct 9, 2024, 12:53 pm By NULLUniversity of Queensland researchers are calling for reforms to Australia's environmental laws, as…Climate change fuels Libya's red spider mite scourge
Oct 9, 2024, 12:20 pm By NULLTiny but destructive red mites which thrive in arid conditions have led to huge crop losses in…A 'scent fence' that targets elephants' sensitive nostrils could stop herds from trashing crops and trees
Oct 9, 2024, 12:05 pm By NULLElephant numbers are surging in southern Africa, with fewer natural predators, reduced hunting…Light pollution disturbs moths—even in the dark, study shows
Oct 9, 2024, 11:55 am By NULLLight pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under…A peculiar algae's genome reveals clues to reef-building and climate adaptation
Oct 9, 2024, 11:49 am By NULLA team of researchers including Department of Marine Sciences Professor Senjie Lin have for the…One-step nanoscale expansion microscopy: From molecule to 3D structure with a conventional microscope
Oct 9, 2024, 11:39 am By NULLResearchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Germany, have developed a new method…
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