Zooplankton play limited role in cleaning contaminated water
Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso and Stanford University were recently surprised to find that the natural […]
Biochemistry
2-billion-year-old rock home to living microbes
Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in 2-billion-year-old rock. The rock was excavated from the
Drier winter habitat impacts songbirds’ ability to survive migration
A new study from researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) shows environmental conditions in migratory
Scientists uncover auditory ‘sixth sense’ in geckos
University of Maryland biologists identified a hidden sensory talent in geckos that’s shaking up what we thought we knew about
New findings supply corrective to evolutionary hypothesis
For decades, researchers have observed that rates of evolution seem to accelerate over short time periods — say five million
Promising ‘first’ in Alzheimer’s drug development
An international team of researchers led by Lancaster University have made a promising breakthrough in the development of drugs to
Ant agriculture began 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs
When humans began farming crops thousands of years ago, agriculture had already been around for millions of years. In fact,
Plants have a backup plan
Tending a garden is hard work. Imagine it from the plants’ perspective. Each relies on fine-tuned genetic processes to pass
How a butterfly invasion minimizes genetic diversity
Until a few years ago, the butterfly known as the southern small white could barely be found north of the