Painting the unfamiliar: Why the first European paintings of Australian animals look so alien to our eyes
5:43pm By NULLIn 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of animals in England, George Stubbs, to…Citizen scientists reveal how the common wasp spreads across UK
5:19pm By NULLThe Big Wasp Survey, a citizen science project involving thousands of volunteers throughout the UK,…Memes about animal resistance: Here's why you shouldn't laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly
5:04pm By NULLMemes galore centered on the "orca revolution" have inundated the online realm. They gleefully…Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis: A geneticist explains what forensics is learning from archaeology
5:03pm By NULLFire devastates communities and families, and it makes identification of victims challenging. In the…Europe's wild bird species are on the brink, but there are ways to bring them back
5:02pm By NULLAlmost two out of every five species of wild bird are of conservation concern across Europe,…Why researchers think that some extinct giant flying reptiles cared for their young
5:00pm By NULLOur understanding of animal behavior depends on observation. Researchers can study how animals are…Hard yacca: Grass-trees are a life saver for many animals, but fire and disease threaten their survival
4:37pm By NULLAustralia's iconic grass-trees—aka yaccas—are hardy, drought-tolerant, and strikingly beautiful.…Quokkas demonstrate adaptive behavior in response to prescribed burns
3:59pm By NULLQuokkas residing in the Northern Jarrah Forest, Western Australia have been found to be using fire…Research team developing a nano-sized force sensor and improving high-precision microscopy technology
3:59pm By NULLIn many cases, cells are very active in their movement and serve as power generators. The ability of…Research measures global impact of ant invasions on native species
3:25pm By NULLNew research by Cardiff University has measured the impact of ant invasions on native species at a…Scientists study the biological process of after-ripening and dormancy release in rice seeds
3:19pm By NULLAfter-ripening, an extension of seed maturation is pivotal for seed dormancy release, which has…Study sheds light on agrobacterium-mediated transformation in key rice cultivars
3:18pm By NULLRice (Oryza sativa L.), the staple that feeds over half of the globe, has undergone significant…An aid to ecological management and ecosystem services supply and demand dynamics
3:16pm By NULLEcosystem services (ESs) provide a variety of services and benefits for human well-being, but the…Unveiling novel mechanism underlying heat shock response in E. coli
3:06pm By NULLBiological cells undergo a process known as "heat stress response" when exposed to excessively high…Nobel-winning bodily 'pressure sensors' filmed for first time
2:53pm By NULLImperial researchers have filmed, for the first time, the activity of bodily "pressure sensors"…First ever remains of a dicraeosaurid sauropod unearthed in India
2:20pm By NULLA team of archaeologists from the Indian Institute of Technology and the Geological Survey of India,…Dermatology experts say the time is right to develop a consensus Human Skin Cell Atlas
2:11pm By NULLAs a single organ, our skin is able to perform a broad repertoire of vital functions. Dermatology…How Salmonella grow together in the gut and exchange antibiotic resistance
2:07pm By NULLThe ability to utilize a mere single alternative food source is all it takes for diarrhea-causing…New study uses video to show honey bees switch feeding mechanisms as resource conditions vary
1:50pm By NULLWithin nature, the compatibility of animals' feeding mechanisms with their food sources determines…Changes in lipid metabolism affect how cells respond to stress: Study
1:28pm By NULLA new study by researchers at USC and UC Berkeley sheds light on how changes in lipid metabolism can…
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