Framework to identify food selectivity origins in the brain
Human evolution has revolved around food, from identifying and foraging for it to growing and preparing it. Carnegie Mellon University […]
Biochemistry
AI unlocks the emotional language of animals
Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A pioneering study suggests the answer is yes. Researchers from the
Butterfly wings inspire new imaging technique for cancer diagnosis
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis
10 new sponge species near Hawaii
In a succession of breakthrough studies published this week and last month in the journals PeerJ and Zootaxa, researchers at
Predator robots help researchers uncover how larval zebrafish rapidly learn
A novel system developed by Janelia researchers that chases larval zebrafish around an arena with predator robots is enabling scientists
Scientists decode DNA of white oak tree
Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of
Scientists call for efforts to protect habitats of critically endangered shark species
A critically endangered species of shark could be forced to adapt to new habitats — or face extinction — as
Digging into a decades-old hepatitis B mystery suggests a new potential treatment
In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish
We can farm more seafood while minimizing its impact on biodiversity
Humanity can farm more food from the seas to help feed the planet while shrinking mariculture’s negative impacts on biodiversity,