Which plant species grow where, alongside which others—and why? The diversity of global vegetation can be…
Monitoring real time changes during cell division
Scientist have cast new light on the behaviour of tiny hair-like structures called cilia found on…
4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible from space
Researchers reporting in Current Biology on November 19 have found that a vast array of regularly…
New stone tools analysis challenges theories of human evolution in East Asia
A new study of stone tools from a cave site in China shows that sophisticated "Levallois"…
Researchers discover how ‘cryptic’ connections in disease transmission influence epidemics
Diseases have repeatedly spilled over from wildlife to humans, causing local to global epidemics, such as…
Greenhouse gasses triggering more changes than we can handle
A new study published in Nature Climate Change provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet…
Antarctic melting slows atmospheric warming and speeds sea level rise
As the Antarctic ice sheet melts, warming of the atmosphere will be delayed by about a…
Doomed star in Milky Way threatens rare gamma-ray burst
University of Sydney astronomers, working with international colleagues, have found a star system like none seen…
Local drivers of amplified Arctic warming
Long-term observations of surface temperatures show an intensified surface warming in Canada, Siberia, Alaska and in…
How female hyaenas came to dominate males
In most animal societies, members of one sex dominate those of the other. Is this, as…