Ecologists have devised a new framework to classify how biodiversity credit operators define what a unit of nature is. The...
Grizzly bears are doing more than building fat reserves as they feast on huckleberries each summer in the Canadian Rocky...
Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high levels of deforestation and degradation, a study...
A new study from UC San Diego’s Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to “talk” are...
Animals showcase a remarkable diversity of colors and patterns, from the shimmery appearance of a peacock’s tail to the distinctive...
From silverback gorillas beating their chests to executives battling it out in the boardroom, the reputation for testosterone-fueled aggression and...
Scientists have used 3D-printed components to create a robotic instrument that can autonomously monitor the earliest stages of development in...
BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a major cause of kidney transplant failure. There are no effective drugs to treat BKPyV....
A newly developed luciferase-based reporter can detect problems in protein translocation and disulfide bond formation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER),...
Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) exhibit a splendid diversity of wing color patterns, and many species display black and white, or...
Desert ants of the Cataglyphis nodus species use the Earth’s magnetic field for spatial orientation, but these tiny insects rely...
Researchers at Kyushu University have revealed how spatial distance between specific regions of DNA is linked to bursts of gene...