Researchers find 176 bird species using human-made materials in their nests—new research
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Jul 10, 2023, 7:00 pm By NULLResearchers at The University of Queensland have discovered the venom of a notorious caterpillar has…Global cooling caused diversity of species in orchids, confirms study
Jul 10, 2023, 7:00 pm By NULLResearch led by the Milner Center for Evolution at the University of Bath looking at the evolution…Bioengineers explore why skin gets 'leathery'
Jul 10, 2023, 6:43 pm By NULLReceived wisdom says that staying out in the sun too long can make your skin tougher over time.…Hope for the ash tree: Trees resistant to ash dieback are also resistant to beetles
Jul 10, 2023, 6:38 pm By NULLThe invasive fungal disease ash dieback has already affected 90% of ash trees in Central Europe. In…Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years
Jul 10, 2023, 6:19 pm By NULLWhen an explosion breached the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023, much analysis focused on…Indian rice variety found to contain valuable antioxidants, helps prevent diabetes
Jul 10, 2023, 6:14 pm By NULLA scented rice variety grown in India's remote northeast, known as Joha rice, not only prevents type…Study identifies 10 reasons humans kill animals—and why we can't avoid it
Jul 10, 2023, 5:54 pm By NULLAs long as humans have existed, they've killed animals. But the necessity of some types of animal…Using new tech to identify the cause of an old phenomenon in meat tenderness
Jul 10, 2023, 5:54 pm By NULLWhen you bite into a juicy steak, tough isn't what you're looking for. There's a lot of science…Researchers investigate floral development of two legume plants
Jul 10, 2023, 5:32 pm By NULLThe legume family (Fabaceae) is one of the largest groups of flowering plants. The Fabaceae are…WildDISCO: Visualizing whole bodies in unprecedented detail
Jul 10, 2023, 4:26 pm By NULLResearchers developed a new method called wildDISCO that uses standard antibodies to map the entire…Microbial predators cause seasonal fluctuations in wastewater treatment, study shows
Jul 10, 2023, 4:20 pm By NULLA community of microbial predators influences the composition of the bacterial community in…Examining why plants flower early in a warming world
Jul 10, 2023, 3:43 pm By NULLScientists have unveiled a new mechanism that plants use to sense temperature. This finding could…Researchers create double-haploid watermelon plants via in vivo, seed-based haploid induction system
Jul 10, 2023, 3:41 pm By NULLGenerating haploid plants for the purpose of obtaining pure double haploid (DH) lines is widely…How group hunting works in the open ocean
Jul 10, 2023, 3:24 pm By NULLA team of behavioral ecologists from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland…Scientists reveal molecular interaction of carbon/nitrogen metabolism in rice
Jul 10, 2023, 3:24 pm By NULLCarbon and nitrogen are the two most abundant nutrients for all living organisms. The metabolism of…DNA-repair protein complex is a shapeshifter, reconfiguring itself to meet the demands of each task
Jul 10, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLTranscription factor IIH, or TFIIH, pronounced "TF two H," is a veritable workhorse among the…Conservation in Indonesia is at risk, say scientists who study the region
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Jul 10, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLObservations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males…Scientists enrich nitric oxide-reducing microbes in bioreactor
Jul 10, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLNitric oxide (NO) is a fascinating and versatile molecule, important for all living things as well…
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