New technique detects distinct fish populations in a single lake through their environmental DNA
Thu 10:29am By NULLUsing the tiny fragments of DNA that animals leave behind as they move through an environment is…Austria's oldest preserved dyes detected in Miocene snail shells
Thu 10:20am By NULLPigments in fossil snail shells from Austria dating back 12 million years are the oldest known…First complete genome of a snakefly helps to understand its evolutionary history
Thu 10:19am By NULLSnakeflies (Raphidioptera), also known as camel-neck flies, have gained further notoriety with the…Deep learning for real-time molecular imaging
Thu 9:43am By NULLNational University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have demonstrated that deep learning allows them…Discovery of new nematode species that could protect crops without pesticides
Thu 9:00am By NULLUC Riverside scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. These…New genetic strategy for preventing breakdown of plant oils needed for biofuels and other products
Thu 9:00am By NULLBiologists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated…A fungal plague is killing Georgia's bats. Scientists are fighting back
Thu 7:50am By NULLOn a bright December morning, three wildlife biologists waded through knee-deep water and past…Poland's 'Bat-mum' saving bats from climate change
Thu 4:48am By NULLA Polish pensioner has been dubbed "Bat-mum" for taking care of ailing bats from her ninth-floor…Creating a toolkit of yeast strains that over-produce key cellular building blocks
Feb 7, 2024, 4:27 pm By NULLMicrobes such as bacteria and yeast are increasingly being used to produce components of medicines,…The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
Feb 7, 2024, 4:20 pm By NULLThe number of monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the…Study finds corn genome can gang up on multiple pathogens at once
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Feb 7, 2024, 4:06 pm By NULLAs climate change affects the oceans, coastal communities—particularly those at the front lines of…Friend or foe? Researchers explore ancient partnership between moss and fungi
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Feb 7, 2024, 2:38 pm By NULLKilat, the largest living lizard at the Toronto Metro Zoo, like other members of his species…Study shows how plants adapt to cold ambient temperatures and frost
Feb 7, 2024, 2:15 pm By NULLAs plants are sessile organisms, they must be highly flexible in their ability to adapt to a wide…Scientists reveal why blueberries are blue
Feb 7, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLTiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue color, researchers…Study finds plankton use UV light sensors to detect pressure change and avoid getting swept away
Feb 7, 2024, 1:42 pm By NULLResearchers have uncovered how sea-dwelling plankton respond to pressure changes and propel…Chile's biggest botanical garden like 'smoker's lung' after wildfire
Feb 7, 2024, 1:00 pm By NULLOnce a lush oasis bursting with native and exotic plants, Chile's biggest botanical garden has been…New species of 65 million year old fossil shark discovered in Alabama
Feb 7, 2024, 1:00 pm By NULLA team of scientists has discovered a new fossil shark species from Alabama. The shark is a new…Study reveals how kelp forests persisted through the large 2014–2016 Pacific marine heat wave
Feb 7, 2024, 12:45 pm By NULLNew research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium and the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals that…
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