The extinction of hundreds of bird species caused by humans over the last 130,000 years has led to substantial reductions...
Oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe’s coastline—but these complex ecosystems were destroyed over a century ago, new...
CRISPR-Cas systems help to protect bacteria from viruses. Several different types of CRISPR-Cas defense systems are found in bacteria, which...
Microscopic pores on the surface of leaves called stomata help plants “breathe” by controlling how much water they lose due...
By studying rare fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers that...
It’s important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain...
A new analysis of a decade-long collection of wildlife rescue records in NSW has delivered new insights into how humans...
An ambitious project led by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, along with global partners, seeks to shed light...
The genome inside each of our cells is modeled by tension and torsion—due in part to the activity of proteins...
New DNA technology promises to improve efforts to monitor marine life in the Southern Ocean, and detect the presence of...
Hyperspectral imaging is a useful technique for analyzing the chemical composition of food and agricultural products. However, it is a...
A new study by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’s Institute of Arctic Biology provides compelling evidence that Canada...
