Climate change threatens key ocean plankton groups
Planktonic foraminifera are tiny marine organisms, which are essential to the ocean’s carbon cycle. A recent study conducted by the […]
Biochemistry
‘Achilles heel’ of drug-resistant pathogens
A University of Otago-led study has found highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, offering a new way to kill
‘Cool’ white car headlights more likely to dazzle moths
“Cool” white lights — such as those in modern car headlights — endanger moths by causing them to fly erratically,
AI method can spot potential disease faster, better than humans, study finds
A “deep learning” artificial intelligence model developed at Washington State University can identify pathology, or signs of disease, in images
Frog populations once decimated by disease mount a major comeback
A remote lakeshore deep inside Yosemite National Park teems with life: coyotes, snakes, birds, tadpoles, frogs. The frogs are at
NeuroMechFly v2: Simulating how fruit flies see, smell, and navigate
All animals, large or small, have to move at an incredible precision to interact with the world. Understanding how the
New study reveals half a century of change on Britain’s iconic limestone pavements
Fifty years of change on iconic limestone pavements has revealed mixed fortunes for one of the most distinctive landscapes in
Cell aging in one organ can snowball into multi-organ failure
The ageing and failure of cells that occurs when one part of the body is damaged can spread to other
Human stem cell-derived heart cells are safe in monkeys, could treat congenital heart disease
Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a