Spinning artificial spider silk into next-generation medical materials
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Biochemistry
Good nutrition boosts honey bee resilience against pesticides, viruses
In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tackled a thorny problem: How do nutritional stress, viral
Improved cement to protect the living treasures of our coastlines
Coastlines are vital to our world’s ecology and economy. Coastal ecosystems help maintain biodiversity, provide natural barriers against erosion, storms,
Personality traits in geese linked to love match and reproductive success
Birds of a feather flock together but strong pairing in geese has been shown to produce better breeding results, according
All-night lights change the behavior of fish, even into the next generation
Scientists have shown that light pollution — especially light in the blue spectrum — can alter the behavior of fish
Leading scientists redefine ‘sustainability’ to save the ocean and feed a hungry and warming planet
Top ocean experts have published a report that redefines the concept of “sustainable fishing” and proposes 11 “golden rules” that
Extreme polar light environment of the North and South Poles sustains biodiversity
Researchers working in Finland propose that the unique light environment of the Earth’s Polar regions creates conditions that result in
From chaos to order: Proteins can re-structure themselves to create important substances
The protein ‘MIPS’ changes its internal structure when it becomes active. Its disordered active centre becomes a defined structure with
Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida keys
Since the 1970s, coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) have experienced catastrophic declines in coral cover,