Oct. 6, 2020 — From ants to primates, 'Napoleonic' intelligence has evolved to help animals contend with the myriad cognitive challenges arising from interactions with rival outsiders, suggest ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — The parasites that cause 200 million cases of malaria each year can withstand feverish temperatures that make their human hosts miserable. Now, a team is beginning to understand how they do it. The ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — A study of pregnant mice found high levels of folic acid were associated with significant changes in brain development of ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — Even though dogs gaze into man's eyes, dog brains may not process faces as human brains do. A new study suggests that the canine visual system is organized differently: the face network found in ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — A team of researchers has identified networks of genes that regulate the process responsible for determining whether neurons will regenerate in certain animals, such as ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — Spinach, when converted from its leafy, edible form into carbon nanosheets, acts as a catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells and metal-air ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — Researchers generated genome sequences for nearly 600 green millet plants and released a very high-quality reference S. viridis genome sequence and also identified a gene related to seed dispersal in ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — Researchers have established the world's largest collection of moss species for the peat industry and ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — Researchers have developed a one-pot diagnostic method for detecting pathogenic RNAs with PCR-level sensitivity. Diagnostic technology for new infectious diseases can be developed within a week to ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — Researchers show how the catalytic activity of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can be significantly increased. This brings biotechnological and thus eco-friendly application a big step ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — An insufficient food supply causes animals to engage in higher-risk behavior: the willingness to take risks rises by an average of 26 per cent in animals that have experienced hunger earlier in their ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — From pollen forecasting, honey analysis and climate-related changes in plant-pollinator interactions, analysing pollen plays an important role in many areas of research. Microscopy is still the gold ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — A new study shows that the body size of the iconic gigantic or megatooth shark, about 15 meters (50 feet) in length, is indeed anomalously large compared to body sizes of its ...
Oct. 5, 2020 — A new article describes the discovery of several promising small molecules that appear to reduce cellular stress in mouse skin cells and could lengthen ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — Scientists have developed an accurate COVID-19 test doesn't use scarce reagents, paving the way for wide testing in both developing countries and industrialized nations like the United States, ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — A combination of two substances secreted by the immune system can cure and prevent rotavirus infection, as well as potentially treat other viral infections that target epithelial cells, which cover ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — The Earth's nature reserves are set to be affected by future climate change in very different ways. Detailed local knowledge of climate change impacts can therefore make a significant ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — Research shows that the Nanofountain Probe Electroporation system may lead to quicker and more customized medical treatment ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — Biology textbooks may need to be re-written, with scientists finding a new piece of DNA essential to forming male sex organs in ...
Oct. 2, 2020 — While common cuckoos mimic their host's eggs, new research has revealed that a group of parasitic finch species in Africa have evolved to mimic their host's chicks - and with astonishing ...
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