Plants & Animals News
April 30, 2025
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Apr. 28, 2025 — A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States) ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Female bonobos team up to suppress male aggression against them -- the first evidence of animals deploying this strategy. In 85% of observed coalitions, females collectively targeted males, forcing ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member of Haidomyrmecinae -- an extinct subfamily that ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a ...
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Apr. 28, 2025 — Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group combined ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Forget fleeting friendships the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys. Birds that babysit: scientists reveal ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not plowing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as cover crops. Surprisingly, it applies to both ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed light on the true biodiversity present in natural ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a surprising new connection between gut health and blood cancer risk one that could transform how we think about aging, ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Some species that breed over large geographic areas can still be adapted to a fairly narrow range of climates, making them more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Also, species ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Strong methods do exist for measuring animal movement in the context of energy expenditure, but these are limited by the physical size of the equipment used. Now, in a paper published in the Journal ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A landmark study reveals that a single oral dose of baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) significantly reduces the transmission of influenza within households, marking a major advancement in influenza ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible ...
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Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Cinnamon is one of the oldest and most commonly used spices in the world, but a new study indicates a compound in it could interfere with some prescription ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — 'Cold' tumors are resistant to common immunotherapies. Researchers have uncovered a master regulator that can be manipulated to prevent tumor growth in ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — A team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation and enabled the researchers to ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — High-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way to bind carbon dioxide. Researchers have now found a new method to control starch ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — A database about monkey behavior reveals how science is evolving towards a more open, collaborative ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — An international team of malacologists discovered a new snail species, Anauchen picasso, in Southeast Asia that exhibits a highly complex and rectangularly angled shell shape, resembling a ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Scientists developed a machine-learning tool that can teach itself, with minimal external guidance, to differentiate between aerial images of flowering and nonflowering grasses -- an advance that ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Plant-based seafood alternatives should have similar flavors, textures and nutritional content to the foods they mimic. And recreating the properties of fried calamari rings, which have a neutral ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Once thought resistant to invasion, California's deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. New research shows its spread is disrupting biodiversity and ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists have discovered how chemokines and G protein-coupled receptors selectively bind each other to control how cells ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Researchers discovered tiny features on sculpins' fins which may enable them to cling firmly in harsh underwater ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study has revealed that an incentive program increased live releases of endangered species caught as bycatch. However, unexpectedly, the overall positive impact was reduced by some vessels ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are in a tug-of-war to produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if the Earth gets too hot, it could tip the scale in favor of the ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the current gold standard treatment. At ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists believe they know what causes the treated infection to mimic chronic illness: the body may be responding to remnants of the bacteria that causes Lyme that tend to pool in the liver and ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Paper shares innovative natural capital accounting approach to valuing the benefits of ecosystems in Colombia's Upper Sin Basin to key economic ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A team of biomedical researchers trained a machine learning algorithm to identify more than two dozen viable treatments for diseases caused by zoonotic pathogens that can jump from animal hosts to ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — The link between proximity to greenspace -- including trees and parks-- and healthy birth outcomes is well established. Now new data adds to our understanding of these health benefits, accounting for ...
Friday, April 25, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Cinnamon Could Affect Drug Metabolism in the Body
- Blocking a Surprising Master Regulator of Immunity Eradicates Liver Tumors in Mice
- No More Copy-Pasting: DNA Base Editing for Better Lactobacillus Strains
- Controlling Starch Levels in Algae Could Have Biotechnology and Sustainability Benefits
- One Gene Defines the Many Patterns of Snake Skin
- Monkey Database Reveals Shift Towards Open Science
- Tiny New Species of Snail Named After Picasso
- New Approach Makes AI Adaptable for Computer Vision in Crop Breeding
- Plant-Based Calamari That Rivals Real Seafood in Texture
- Invasive Weed Threatens Southern California's Deserts
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Researchers Crack the Code of Cell Movement
- New and Surprising Traction Trait in Sculpin Fish
- Paying Fishers to Release Endangered Catches Can Aid Conservation, but Only If Done Right
- Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands to Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle to Keep Up
- The Antibiotic That Takes the Bite out of Lyme
- Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome May Be Driven by Remnants of Infection
- Nature Accounting in Colombia Makes Sound Economic Case for Protecting Native Ecosystems
- Scientists Identify Potential Treatments for Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens
- Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier: New Data Suggests It's Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks
- Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin May Be Triggering Colorectal Cancer Epidemic Among the Young
- Bacteria Killing Material Creates Superbug Busting Paint
- What Rattlesnake Venom Can Teach Us About Evolution: New USF Study
- Scientists Have Found a Way to 'tattoo' Tardigrades
- Toxic Blooms in Motion: Researchers Map Algae Patterns in Lake Okeechobee, Florida
- How DNA Self-Organizes in the Early Embryo
- Family Dynamics Shape Body Image Differently Across Cultures
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- E-I-E-I-Omics: New Discoveries in Corn Genetics Could Help Grow More Productive, Resilient Crops
- Range Expansion in Lesser Goldfinches
- New Species of Electricity-Conducting Organism, Name It After Tribe
- Researchers Use Machine Learning to Engineer 'bespoke Enzymes' For Gene Editing
- New Technique Expands Tissues So Hundreds of Biomolecules Can Be Seen Inside Cells
- How Do You Like Them Apples? Apple Genus Evolution Revealed
- Obesity Disrupts 'reaction Time' To Starvation in Mice
- Activity Stabilizes Mixtures
- Insects Are Disappearing Due to Agriculture -- And Many Other Drivers, New Research Reveals
- Oil Cleanup Agents Do Not Impede Natural Biodegradation
- A Sustainable Diet Leaves Room for Two Chicken Breasts a Week
- Tackling Parasite Devastating Fish Farmers Around the World
- Using Blue Light to Fight Drug-Resistant Infections
- Evidence of Potential Bed Bug Insecticide Resistance in Gene Mutation
- Study Reveals Gaps in Flu Treatment for High-Risk Adults
- Better Feed, Fewer Burps: Scientists Target Dairy Gas Emissions
Monday, April 21, 2025
- More Americans Are Using Psilocybin -- Especially Those With Mental Health Conditions, Study Shows
- More Ticks Carry Lyme Disease Bacteria in Pheasant-Release Areas
- Omnivorous? Vegan? Makes No Difference to Muscle Building After Weight Training, Study Finds
- Experimental Cancer Drug Could Streamline Standard Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevent Post-TB Lung Disease, Study Suggests
- How Activity in Earth's Mantle Led the Ancient Ancestors of Elephants, Giraffes, and Humans Into Asia and Africa
- What If Mother Earth Could Sue for Mistreatment?
- How Bacteria Use Sneaky Chemistry to Disable Plant Defenses
- Simulations Predict How Pesticides May Affect Honeybee Colonies
- A Light-Activated Probe Reveals TB Immune System Evasion Mechanisms
- Wild Chimps Filmed Sharing 'boozy' Fruit
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
- Immune System Proteins Involved in Severe Parasitic Disease Identified
- Even Sublethal Insecticide Dose May Disrupt Pollinator Mating Process
- How Changes in Lemur Brains Made Some Mean Girls Nice
- Microplastics: What's Trapping the Emerging Threat in Our Streams?
- Introduced Trees Are Becoming More Common in the Eastern United States, While Native Diversity Declines
- Should Farm Fields Be Used for Crops or Solar? Or Both
Friday, April 18, 2025
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Friday, April 18, 2025
- Nonalcoholic Beer Yeasts Evaluated for Fermentation Activity, Flavor Profiles
- Americans Don't Think Bird Flu Is a Threat, Study Suggests
- Disrupting 'communication' With Plants Could Limit Soybean Cyst Nematode Infections
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Land-Use Drives Energy Dynamics of Boreal Lake Food Webs
- Early Detection of Wood Coating Deterioration to Better Maintain Wooden Structures
- European Potato Genome Decoded: Small Gene Pool With Large Differences
- Curious Isolation: New Butterfly Species Discovered
- A New Record for California's Highest Tree
- Experimental Bird Flu Vaccine Excels in Animal Models
- Sugar-Mimicking Molecule Central to Virulence of a Common Crop Disease
- Nutrients Strengthen Link Between Precipitation and Plant Growth, Study Finds
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Strongest Hints Yet of Biological Activity Outside the Solar System
- Microbes in Brooklyn Superfund Site Teach Lessons on Fighting Industrial Pollution
- Secret to Crocodylian Longevity
- New Giant Virus Isolated
- Farm Robot Autonomously Navigates, Harvests Among Raised Beds
- Early Mutations and Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer, and Develops a Pre-Cancer Model for Stomach Cancer Prevention
- Uncovering the Relationship Between Life and Sound
- Civil Engineering Team Develops Innovative Solution for Tracking Antibiotic Resistance Genes
- Microorganisms Employ a Secret Weapon During Metabolism
- Forward Genetics Approach Reveals the Factor Responsible for Carbon Trade-Off in Leaves
- Experiment in Floodplain Forest: Using Tree Mortality to Support Oak Regeneration
- Living Fungus-Based Building Material Repairs Itself for Over a Month
- Bite-Sized Chunks of Chicken With the Texture of Whole Meat Can Be Grown in the Lab
- Metabolism Shapes Life
- New Human 'multi-Zonal' Liver Organoids Improve Injury Survival in Rodents
- First Confirmed Footage of a Colossal Squid -- And It's a Baby!
- Structural Images of a Tuberculosis-Fighting Virus
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Little Birds' Personalities Shine Through Their Song -- And May Help Find a Mate
- Primate Mothers Display Different Bereavement Response to Humans
- New Pollen-Replacing Food for Honey Bees Brings New Hope for Survival
- Growing Wildflowers on Disused Urban Land Can Damage Bee Health
- Foraging on the Wing: How Can Ecologically Similar Birds Live Together?
- Gut Microbes Release Cancer-Fighting Bile Acids That Block Hormone Signals
- Inactive Components in Agricultural Runoff May Be Hidden Contributors to Drinking Water Hazards
- Meat or Veg? Plant-Based Protein Is Linked to a Longer Life, Research Shows
- Corn Leads to Improved Performance in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Studying How Seals Adapt to Extreme Environments Could Lead to Benefits in Human Reproductive Health