Scientists identify heat-resistant kelp strain
Like most aquatic vegetation, kelp is being negatively impacted by climate change. Warming ocean temperatures have led to shorter growing […]
Biochemistry
Less, but more: A new evolutionary scenario marked by massive gene loss and expansion
Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic
Eating gradually increasing doses of peanut butter enables children with high-threshold allergy to safely consume peanuts, study suggests
Children with high-threshold peanut allergy who ate gradually larger doses of store-bought peanut butter achieved significantly higher and long-lasting rates
Boosting evolution: How humans unintentionally altered the skulls of pigs
Short snouts and a flat profile — within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of
Cretaceous fossil from Antarctica reveals earliest modern bird
Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico
Potential new pathway to fight viruses
Five years removed from the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world are still studying its effects and, more importantly, ways
Scientist discovers 16 new grasshopper species, champions desert biodiversity
A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove — 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the
Tracking algae species interactions to help predict harmful algae blooms
Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that mostly live
DNA barcodes and citizen science images map spread of biocontrol agent for control of major invasive shrub
New CABI-led research using publicly-shared DNA barcodes and citizen science images have provided new evidence on the establishment and spread