Perfection: The enemy of evolution
May 18, 2023, 8:45 pm By NULLScientists are often trained to seek out the absolute best solution to a given problem. On a chalk…Researchers uncover the hidden complexity of the Montmorency tart cherry genome
May 18, 2023, 8:45 pm By NULLSince Michigan is the nation's leading producer of tart cherries, Michigan State University…Study: Wildfire spread risk increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses
May 18, 2023, 8:22 pm By NULLAcross the United States over the past decade, an average of over 61,000 wildfires have burned some…Researchers call for Canada to braid Indigenous rights with endangered species laws
May 18, 2023, 7:22 pm By NULLClimbing caribou numbers in northeastern British Columbia prove that collaborations between…Colorado wildflowers could be epic this year thanks to abundant snowpack, but other factors in play
May 18, 2023, 7:05 pm By NULLWith Colorado's snowpack ranging from ample to exceptional this spring, hikers who adore wildflowers…Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex predators, only to be killed by people
May 18, 2023, 6:00 pm By NULLSince their protection under the Endangered Species Act, wolf populations have been making a…A perfect 'pathogen' storm: Vibrio bacteria, Sargassum and plastic marine debris
May 18, 2023, 6:00 pm By NULLA new study uncovers how the interplay between Sargassum spp., plastic marine debris and Vibrio…How cells select DNA damage repair pathways
May 18, 2023, 5:09 pm By NULLDNA is well known as the blueprint of life, necessary for an organism to facilitate living…Ancient mass extinction event may not be so strange after all, says new study
May 18, 2023, 5:02 pm By NULLThe Late Ordovician mass extinction event (LOME) has long been viewed as odd compared to other mass…Researchers advise limiting the number of intercropping species in rubber-based agroforestry
May 18, 2023, 4:25 pm By NULLRubber-based agroforestry systems are sustainable intercropping systems in which farmers grow…Deep learning system can analyze images to protect deep-sea coral reefs much faster than humans
May 18, 2023, 4:10 pm By NULLHundreds of meters below the ocean's surface, where the sunlight gives way to darkness, coral reefs…Biodiversity discovery: Unknown species ('dark taxa') drive insect diversity
May 18, 2023, 3:45 pm By NULLBiodiversity loss ranks among the top three risks to humanity, as stated in the 2023 World Economic…How cells rapidly create protrusions for exploration and movement
May 18, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLIn order to move, cells must be able to rapidly change shape. A team of researchers from the…Fossil fragments shed light on a new spinosaurid dinosaur found in Spain
May 18, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLA dinosaur specimen from Castellón, Spain represents a new proposed species of spinosaurid, reports…Study reveals key molecular interaction that sets the timing of our biological clocks
May 18, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLMolecular clocks in our cells synchronize our bodies with the cycle of night and day, cue us for…Climate change to push species over abrupt tipping points, finds study
May 18, 2023, 3:00 pm By NULLClimate change is likely to abruptly push species over tipping points as their geographic ranges…Optimized prime editing alters genes of living mice, marking major advance
May 18, 2023, 2:22 pm By NULLHarvard University researchers have improved a gene editing process for studying and treating…Hanging by a purple thread: Study highlights threats to murasaki plant
May 18, 2023, 4:00 am By NULLPurple is a color that has historically been associated with nobility around the world. Japan is no…Plastic-eating fungi thriving in man-made 'plastisphere' may help tackle global waste
May 17, 2023, 11:00 pm By NULLA new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials by researchers at the Royal Botanic…Discovery of clusters of two types of bacteria in the tentacles of corals sheds light on their role in coral reef health
May 17, 2023, 9:09 pm By NULLCoral reefs are intricate ecosystems with complex relationships between species, where each…
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