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New technology reveals hidden DNA scaffolding built bef...

For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilized egg as a structu...

How bacteria can reclaim lost energy, nutrients and cle...

Wastewater contains untapped resources that, if reclaimed, could power agricultu...

Fast-paced lives demand faster vision: Ecology shapes h...

Animals don't just see the world differently from one another, they experience t...

Kelp: The planet's other forest crisis

The decline of California's kelp forests since the marine heat wave of 2013–17 h...

Southern Alaska killer whales eat a remarkably diverse ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing...

Succulent plants protect themselves through a variety o...

How do plants adapt to drought and heat? New studies on plants of the Canary Isl...

AI provides a more precise time of death post-mortem

Artificial intelligence can be used to provide a more precise time of death, whi...

Ribosome could have emerged from ancient antagonism bet...

Ribosomes are the components of cells that read RNA and build proteins. Without ...

How many bee species exist? New global count puts the t...

The world has far more bees than anyone realized. Scientists have, for the first...

Cannabis essential oils unlock how camphor repels mosqu...

From summer evenings to global disease prevention, mosquito repellents are a dai...

An indoor air scrubber developed to remove ammonia in p...

Researchers from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are helping poul...

A new 'forever' marine pollutant? Fiberglass found in a...

Simon Fraser University researchers have uncovered fiberglass contamination in a...

Engineered bacteria can consume tumors from the inside out

A research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing a novel tool to ...

Marine plastic pollution alters octopus predator-prey e...

More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the...

Animals' perception of time is linked to the pace of th...

As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet...

Mate choice: How social trends influence mate diversity

Whether people follow a general trend when choosing a partner or consciously dec...