Plants & Animals News
May 19, 2024
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May 15, 2024 — What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are promiscuous? The answer may be a previously unknown hormone-generating cell. Scientists discover the cells and hormones that inspire mice ...
May 15, 2024 — The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may have evolved among some dinosaurs early in the Jurassic period about 180 million years ago. The new study looked at the spread of dinosaurs across different ...
May 2, 2024 — A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from Paleolithic sites, little information exists about the ...
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May 16, 2024 — Researchers have investigated how spiders listen to their environments through webs and found that the webs match the acoustic particle velocity for a wide range of sound frequencies. Playing sound ...
May 15, 2024 — In the emperor penguin courtship call, male vocalizations are composed of long, slow bursts with lower frequency tones than the female version. But calls of SeaWorld San Diego male penguin E-79 ...
May 17, 2024 — The deep-sea Venus flower basket sponge can filter feed using only the faint ambient currents of the ocean depths, no pumping required, new research ...
May 16, 2024 — A molecular biologist may have found a new 'rule of biology.' The rule challenges long-held notions that most living organisms prefer stability over ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers have found that persimmon tannin, known for its antioxidant properties, improves the growth of yeast in the presence of ...
May 16, 2024 — The treatment of animals rates higher than green issues when consumers choose meat and dairy products. That's according to a new study, which ...
May 15, 2024 — Access to gardens and citizen science projects at school can help promote pro-conservation behaviour among pupils, a new study ...
May 14, 2024 — Heavily-used shipping lanes that pass through whale shark feeding grounds pose a threat to the species, according to scientists who have revealed areas where the creatures are at the highest ...
May 13, 2024 — A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar -- an enzyme from fruit fly testes. The compound could control bugs that carry disease and harm crops by stunting their ability to ...
May 14, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the protective blood-retinal-barrier with potential long-term consequences in ...
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May 17, 2024 — A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies suggests. In one of the ...
May 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that a protein responsible for the synthesis of a key plant material evolved much earlier than suspected. This new research explored the origin and evolution of the ...
May 17, 2024 — The sweet-taste receptor might be the first stop in a metabolic surveillance system for sugar. The receptor is also expressed in certain intestinal cells, where it may facilitate glucose absorption ...
May 17, 2024 — Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them, the bacterial group SAR11 accounts for about a third of all the bacteria found in surface ocean ...
May 17, 2024 — Plants have special corrective molecules at their disposal that can make retrospective modifications to copies of genes. However, it would appear that these 'Tipp-Ex proteins' do not have ...
May 17, 2024 — If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. Researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human development and possible ...
May 17, 2024 — The spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid Douglassarachne acanthopoda was discovered the famous Mazon Creek ...
May 17, 2024 — An HIV vaccine candidate triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical ...
May 16, 2024 — A new sensor is giving researchers the best look yet at ATP levels inside living cells, enabling scientists to study in greater detail than ever before how fluctuations in this cellular currency ...
May 16, 2024 — Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to investigate sperm whale communication by determining their vocal style, finding that groups living in close proximity can develop similar styles to each ...
May 16, 2024 — In a groundbreaking study an international team of scientists has investigated the evolutionary patterns behind the development of sabre teeth, with some unexpected results along the ...
May 16, 2024 — Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. However, it is less well known that many foods also contain toxins of completely natural origin. ...
May 16, 2024 — Vanilla, the most widely used flavoring compound in confectionaries and cosmetics, gets its sweet flavor and aroma from the chemical compound -- 'vanillin'. However, the large-scale ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers have found a genetic pathway that facilitates inter-species communication between a marine worm, acoel, and its symbiotic ...
May 15, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet propulsion, an unusual kind of locomotion that could inspire ...
May 15, 2024 — Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying the ways bacteria interact with these plants is key. Thanks to recent advances in genomic ...
May 15, 2024 — Nutrient-rich blueberries -- a common breakfast smoothie ingredient -- can also create wine. But does the heat and time required to ferment this mighty berry strip out any of those potential ...
May 15, 2024 — Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what can we learn from them? A professor is researching those questions to expand our knowledge of materials ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers have detected significant concentrations of microplastics in the testicular tissue of both humans and dogs, adding to growing concern about their possible effect on human reproductive ...
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Better Medical Record-Keeping Needed to Fight Antibiotic Overuse
- Modern Plant Enzyme Partners With Surprisingly Ancient Protein
- Sweet Taste Receptor Affects How Glucose Is Handled Metabolically by Humans
- Zombie Cells in the Sea: Viruses Keep the Most Common Marine Bacteria in Check
- Plants Restrict Use of 'Tipp-Ex Proteins'
- Fruit Fly Wing Research Offers Window Into Birth Defects
- Ancient Arachnid from Coal Forests of America Stands out for Its Spiny Legs
- A Trial HIV Vaccine Triggered Elusive and Essential Antibodies in Humans
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- New Sensor Gives Unprecedented Look at Changes in Cell's Energy 'currency'
- Otters, Especially Females, Use Tools to Survive a Changing World
- How Neighboring Whale Families Learn Each Other's Vocal Style
- How Did Sabre-Toothed Tigers Acquire Their Long Upper Canine Teeth?
- Natural Toxins in Food: Many People Are Not Aware of the Health Risks
- Bioengineered Enzyme Creates Natural Vanillin from Plants in One Step
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Regenerating Worms Have Genetic Control Over Their Algal Partners
- Jet-Propelled Sea Creatures Could Improve Ocean Robotics
- From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health
- Temperature, Time and Blueberry Wine
- What Fire Ants Can Teach Us About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
- Researchers Find Microplastics in Canine and Human Testicular Tissue
- H5N1 Virus from 2022 Mink Outbreak Capable of Inefficient Airborne Transmission
- Eurasian Jays Can Use 'mental Time Travel' Like Humans, Study Finds
- Two Decades of Studies Suggest Health Benefits Associated With Plant-Based Diets
- Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health
- Killer Whales Breathe Just Once Between Dives, Study Confirms
- Bees and Butterflies on the Decline in Western and Southern North America
- Summers Warm Up Faster Than Winters, Fossil Shells from Antwerp Show
- Heating Proteins to Body Temperature Reveals New Drug Targets
- Final Dust Settles Slowly in the Deep Sea
- Now We Know, What Gets Roots to Grow: Can Help in Future Droughts
- An Active Agent Against Hepatitis E
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Exploring the Mechanism Behind Drug Eruptions in the Skin
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
- Drug Compounds to Combat Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected in New York City Wild Birds
- Repurposed Beer Yeast May Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Remove Lead from Water
- Iconic Baobabs: The Origin and Long-Distance Travels of Upside Down Trees
- Bio-Based Resins Could Offer Recyclable Future for 3D Printing
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Meet the New Insect Killing Utah's Fir Trees
- Far from Toxic, Lactate Rivals Glucose as Body's Major Fuel After a Carbohydrate Meal
- Simulating Diffusion Using 'kinosons' And Machine Learning
- Researchers Uncover What Makes Some Chickens More Water Efficient Than Others
- Avocado Pruning Residues Used to Produce More Sustainable Food Packaging
- Mosaic Grassland Landscapes Are the Most Beneficial
- Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper
- How Wildfires Change Soil Chemistry
- Young Whale's Journey Highlights Threats Facing Ocean Animals
- High Genetic Diversity Discovered in South African Leopards
Monday, May 13, 2024
- First Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmitted from Cow to Human Confirmed
- Persistent Strain of Cholera Defends Itself Against Forces of Change, Scientists Find
- Insights Into Protein Evolution
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- World's Largest Hummingbird Is Actually Two Species
- Commonly Used Antibiotic Brings More Complications, Death in the Sickest Patients
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Island Birds More Adaptable Than Previously Thought
- Like Dad and Like Mum...all in One Plant
- New Molecule Mimics the Anti-Clotting Action of Blood-Sucking Organisms
- Research on Centromere Structure Yields New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation Errors
- Nature's 3D Printer: Bristle Worms Form Bristles Piece by Piece
- Research Shows That 'softer' Proteins Can Cross Into the Nucleus Quicker
- Some Varieties of Annual Flowers Have a Place in Pollinator-Friendly Gardens
- Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
- Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Cellular Activity Hints That Recycling Is in Our DNA
- Research Explores Ways to Mitigate the Environmental Toxicity of Ubiquitous Silver Nanoparticles
- Scientists Unlock Key to Breeding 'carbon Gobbling' Plants With a Major Appetite
- New Tool to Boost Battle Against Childhood Undernutrition
- Rolling With the Punches: How Mantis Shrimp Defend Against High-Speed Strikes
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- GPS-Like System Shows Promise as HIV Vaccine Strategy to Elicit Critical Antibodies
- How Climate Change Will Affect Malaria Transmission
- Ocean Biodiversity Work Needs Improvement
- New Rhizobia-Diatom Symbiosis Solves Long-Standing Marine Mystery
- High School Student Helps Transform 'crazy Idea' Into Innovative Research Tool
- New Sex-Determining Mechanism in African Butterfly Discovered
- Net Zero Plans Show Limited Climate Ambition on 'residual' Emissions
- Saturated Soils Could Impact Survival of Young Trees Planted to Address Climate Change
- Brain Mechanisms Underlying Sensory Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Fluidic Systems Resembling Blood Vascular Tissues: Artificial Blood Vessels and Biomedicine
- An Epigenome Editing Toolkit to Dissect the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
- Rapid Oyster Reef Restoration Gives Hope for Repairing the Sea
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Who Should Receive Preventive Treatment for TB? Individuals of All Ages With Positive Skin or Blood Test
- Human Activity Is Making It Harder for Scientists to Interpret Oceans' Past
- New Record Holder for Smallest Dispersers of Ingested Seeds: Woodlice
- An Adjuvant Made in Yeast Could Lower Vaccine Cost and Boost Availability
- Marine Bacteria Team Up to Produce a Vital Vitamin
- Scientists Find Ancient, Endangered Lamprey Fish in Queensland, 1400 Km North of Its Previous Known Range
- Acceptance of Animals in Urban Environments
- Limited Adaptability Makes Freshwater Bacteria Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Natural Compounds That Selectively Kill Parasites
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Why Is Breaking Down Plant Material for Biofuels So Slow?
- Chimps Learn and Improve Tool-Using Skills Even as Adults, Study Finds
- Intermittent Fasting Protects Against Liver Inflammation and Liver Cancer
- Bee Body Mass, Pathogens and Local Climate Influence Heat Tolerance
- Progression of Herpesvirus Infection Remodels Mitochondrial Organization and Metabolism
- How a 'conductor' Makes Sense of Chaos in Early Mouse Embryos
- Scientists Cooked Pancakes, Brussels Sprouts, and Stir Fry to Detect an Oxidant Indoors