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Static electricity sense could be factor in evolution of extreme body shapes of treehoppers
Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes?
Plants & Animals
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Scientists shrink the genetic code of E. coli to contain only 57 of its usual 64 codons
The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many redundancies, and scientists have long wondered whether these redundancies served a purpose or if they were just leftovers from evolutionary processes. Both DNA and RNA contain ...
Gray wolves carry young pups over rugged terrain to track spring elk migration
Gray wolf pups are born nearly helpless: blind, deaf and lacking the acute sense of smell of their elders. They usually remain in the safe confines of their den until they are at least three weeks old.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2025
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Supersized stick insect discovered in Wet Tropics
James Cook University researcher Professor Angus Emmott helped identify the new Acrophylla alta species and explained that the most surprising feature of this giant stick insect was its weight, which, at around 44 g, is slightly ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2025
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Uncovering an ancient mechanism of growth and development in land plants
Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have uncovered a long-sought mechanism employed by primitive land plants such as bryophytes (including mosses and liverwort) to regulate plant ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2025
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Yeast mutant strain boosts omega-7 fatty acid production
Scientists from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a lipid-rich mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a high-throughput, label-free ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 1, 2025
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Key gene OsBZR4 for regulating embryoless rice traits shows agricultural potential
Rice seed development is crucial for determining both crop yield and grain quality. The embryo and endosperm—specialized structures for propagation and nutrient storage, respectively—must grow in a coordinated manner ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 1, 2025
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Drought has a limited effect on tropical-tree growth—but hotter planet threatens that resilience
The top-line findings of a massive analysis of the growth rate of more than 20,000 tropical trees in more than 30 countries may at first seem reassuring: that droughts over the past century have had a minimal effect on their ...
Ecology
Aug 1, 2025
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Your dog can read your mind—sort of
Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you're stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2025
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Researchers map DNA markers tied to stuttering, opening doors for early intervention
A global study has identified the DNA markers for stuttering, providing a genetic link that will pave the way for clinicians to predict which family members will experience the speech disorder affecting more than 400 million ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 1, 2025
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Study reveals optimal planting way for sustainable high-quality tea production in forest habitats
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an important cash crop and the most widely consumed beverage in the world. The global tea industry, particularly the booming Pu'er market, has increasingly relied on converting forests to monoculture ...
Ecology
Aug 1, 2025
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Here's how you can make your garden a safe and biodiverse space for urban wildlife
Biodiversity is essential to mitigating and adapting to climate change, enhancing the resilience of ecosystems and safeguarding the ecological functions that all living beings depend on for survival.
Ecology
Aug 1, 2025
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Protecting pets from caval syndrome
With summer comes mosquitoes, and with mosquitoes can come heartworms. Even one or two of these dangerous parasites can have serious consequences for pets, but the threat becomes even greater when there are enough to create ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2025
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Ultra-low gossypol cottonseed takes next step toward humanitarian use
Texas A&M AgriLife Research has reached a major milestone in increasing the value of cotton, marking the initial step toward commercial adoption of food-ingredient cottonseed. This innovative development was led by Keerti ...
Agriculture
Aug 1, 2025
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Twinkle, twinkle leopard seal: Songs below the ice flow like nursery rhymes
In a study published today in Scientific Reports, UNSW Sydney researchers found that the underwater songs of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica share structural similarities with the nursery rhymes often sung ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2025
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Changes in diet drove physical evolution in early humans
As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue hidden underground.
Evolution
Jul 31, 2025
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New AI tool illuminates 'dark side' of the human genome
Proteins sustain life as we know it, serving many important structural and functional roles throughout the body. But these large molecules have cast a long shadow over a smaller subclass of proteins called microproteins.
Biotechnology
Jul 31, 2025
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Better together: Study finds bigger fish shoals make faster, more accurate predator-escape decisions
When predators strike, fish need to decide fast: dive or stay? It's a life-or-death choice, and getting it wrong, whether by overreacting to harmless disturbances or missing a real threat, can be costly.
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2025
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Modern-day potato originated from hybridization event with tomatoes 9 million years ago, study reveals
An international research team has uncovered that natural interbreeding in the wild between tomato plants and potato-like species from South America about 9 million years ago gave rise to the modern-day potato.
Evolution
Jul 31, 2025
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New work sheds light on the survival strategies of parasite responsible for Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that affects up to 1 million people worldwide each year. It is caused by the protozoan Leishmania, transmitted through the bite of a sandfly. Once inside its host—human or animal—the ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 31, 2025
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