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Tracking a tiger shark to see how it fares when moved from captivity back to the ocean
A team of marine biologists and oceanologists from The University of Western Australia and Ocean Park Aquarium, also in Australia, has tracked a juvenile tiger shark in the open ocean...
Marjorie Weber explores plant-protecting ants and other wonders of evolution
A crack team of arthropod bodyguards may be defending that cherry tree in your backyard or the maple across the street. Mites protect plants by acting like herds of grazing sheep, munching...
Giant Seaweed 'Blob' Could Carry Dangerous Bacteria
The combination of a massive seaweed bloom, plastic in the ocean and climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous infections
Research reveals ants inflict pain with neurotoxins
University of Queensland researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world's most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom. This research is published...
The Native American night sky: 7 starry sights to see
Our Native American night sky guide tells you more about indigenous constellations and where you can find them.
Major dam in Russia-occupied Ukraine destroyed; thousands evacuated
A major hydroelectric dam in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine was destroyed early Tuesday, forcing thousands of residents in the area to evacuate and raising fears over the safety of a nearby...
California's honey bees await the famous sunshine
California's very wet winter gifted the state a spectacular superbloom—an explosion of flowers that delighted hikers and should have been great news for bees.
Robert Hanssen, ex-FBI agent convicted of spying, dies in prison at 79
Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who sold U.S. secrets for $1.4 million to the Soviet Union and later Russia, was found dead Monday in his Colorado prison cell, according...
Video: This kind of ice is actually glass
This episode of Reactions dives into something truly out-of-this-world: amorphous ice.
Saving moths may be just as important as saving the bees
Night-time pollinators such as moths may visit just as many plants as bees, and should also be the focus of conservation and protection efforts, a new study from the...
Human factors affect bees' communication, researchers find
Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.
New study examines ways to expand nature conservation in the EU
Preserving endangered and typical habitats in Europe with their biodiversity is the goal of Natura 2000, a network of nature reserves established by the EU. By 2030, EU member states...
Cell-membrane coated nanoparticles light up two cancer biomarkers at once to give more complete picture of tumor
Cancer surgeons may soon have a more complete view of tumors during surgery, thanks to new imaging agents that can illuminate multiple biomarkers at once, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers...
Muscle fibers: An unexpected organization revealed in Mediterranean fish
Researchers at the University of Liège, Eric Parmentier and Marc Thiry have just made the unexpected discovery of a novel organization of muscle fibers in Parophidion vassali, a fish that...
'Sooty bark disease,' harmful for maples and humans, can be monitored by pollen sampling stations
Especially after the last few COVID-affected years, nobody doubts that emerging infectious diseases can threaten the whole world. But humans are not the only ones at risk. With intensive global...
Wolverine spotted in California is only the second in 100 years
Wildlife officials in California said a wolverine spotted on multiple recent occasions is only the second of its species to be seen in the state in the past 100 years.
Human factors affect bees' communication, researchers find
Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees, adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.
Look: Three sand cat kittens born at North Carolina Zoo
The North Carolina Zoo announced the birth of triplet sand cat kittens to a first-time mother.
Two new snail species discovered in Lake Biwa after systematic revision
Snails may look slow and sleepy, but evolutionarily the freshwater mollusks in Lake Biwa have been busy. However, despite evidence of morphological and genetic variation, new species divergence long went...
CRISPR/Cas9 reveals a key gene involved in the evolution of coral skeleton formation
New work led by Carnegie's Phillip Cleves uses cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools to reveal a gene that's critical to stony corals' ability to build their reef architectures. It is...
Rare wolverine spotted in California is 2nd confirmed specimen in a century
A wild wolverine was spotted multiple times in California last month, only the second specimen to be verified by experts in the past century, according to the state Department of...
Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says
If you swam off the coast of Santa Barbara or San Diego recently, chances are you had company. You just may not have noticed.
The digital dark matter clouding AI in genome analysis
Artificial intelligence has entered our daily lives. First, it was ChatGPT. Now, it's AI-generated pizza and beer commercials. While we can't trust AI to be perfect, it turns out that...
Discovery of a new animal parasitic euglenid species in rice fields
A detailed investigation has led to the discovery of a new species of parasitic euglenid found in ostracods and other creatures residing in rice fields. This euglenid has undergone a...
How do you track biodiversity loss? Check air filters, say scientists
A new study shows air filtering systems across the world have been collecting DNA from wildlife for decades, which could be used to help researchers identify and quantify biodiversity.
Multi-omics resources for targeted agronomic improvement of pigmented rice
Pigmented rice is known to be much more nutritious than white rice and could be an important resource to improve human health and combat malnutrition. However, improved yield and agronomic...
Scientists Use Machine Learning to 'See' How the Brain Adapts to Different Environments
Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a method involving artificial intelligence to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses -- the connection points through which nerve cells in the...
Scientists expand understanding of limb evolution in earliest birds
The assembly of the volant bird body plan from the ancestral bulky dinosaurian condition is an enduring topic of evolutionary biology. The body plan of volant birds demonstrates a pronounced...