Scientists have described a fossil plant species that suggests flowers bloomed in the Early Jurassic, more…
How breast cancer avoids immune system detection
Researchers analyzed data from more than 1,000 breast cancer patients and found that breast cancer behaves…
Assessing the promise of gallium oxide as an ultrawide bandgap semiconductor
In microelectronic devices, the bandgap is a major factor determining the electrical conductivity of the underlying…
Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. appears more closely linked with their occasional…
Deciphering infanticide
It may seem like one of the cruelest aspects of the natural world, but a new…
Dive-bombing for love: Male hummingbirds dazzle females with a highly synchronized display
Male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds perform dramatic aerial courtship dives to impress females. In a new study, scientists…
Extraordinary ‘faithful father’ revealed by study of smooth guardian frog of Borneo
New research shows the male smooth guardian frog is a kind of amphibian 'Mr. Mom.'
The importance of ‘edge populations’ to biodiversity
More than two-thirds of Canada's biodiversity is made up of species that occur within the country's…
Recruiting ants to fight weeds on the farm
Harvester ants that eat weed seeds on the soil's surface can help farmers manage weeds on…
A new model of ice friction helps scientists understand how glaciers flow
Despite the looming ecological consequences, glacier motion remains poorly understood. The bedrock, the ice-bed interface and…