Flightless parrot in New Zealand developed different feather colors to evade predatory birds
Aotearoa New Zealand’s flightless parrot, the kākāpō, evolved two different color types to potentially help them avoid detection by a […]
Biochemistry
In search of new microscopy tools to observe how cells function
Two labs at the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry joined forces to improve imaging tools that may soon enable
Surprising hormone-related gene activity discovered in the early larval stage of the Malabar grouper
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)’s Marine Climate Change Unit and Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit have highlighted
Giant fanged frog went unrecognized in Philippines because it was nearly identical to even larger species
Researchers from the University of Kansas have published findings in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology describing a new species of
Iron was life’s ‘primeval’ metal
Every living organism uses tiny quantities of metals to carry out biological functions, including breathing, transcribing DNA, turning food into
Diagnostic tool identifies puzzling inflammatory diseases in kids
RNA is expelled from cells via cell death or active release, and can then find its way into blood plasma.
Sharks are abandoning stressed coral reefs in warming oceans
Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new
How Japanese eels escape from their predator’s stomach
Many prey species have defensive tactics to escape being eaten by their would-be predators. But a study in the Cell
Plant proteins could be radical alternative to oil-based super lubricants
An oil-free super-lubricant created from potato proteins could pave the way for sustainable engineering and biomedical applications, thanks to research