Performance and age only partially explain gender pay gap for New Zealand researchers

Over her lifetime, the average female scientific researcher at a New Zealand university earns about NZ$400,000…

Domesticated wheat has complex parentage

Certain types of domesticated wheat have complicated origins, with genetic contributions from wild and cultivated wheat…

Late Neolithic Italy was home to complex networks of metal exchange

During the 4th and 3rd millennia BC, Italy was home to complex networks of metalwork exchange,…

Carcasses important for plants and insects in the Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve

Allowing the carcasses of dead deer to remain in the Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve has a positive…

First mushrooms appeared earlier than previously thought

According to a new study led by Steeve Bonneville from the UniversitĂ© libre de Bruxelles, the…

A new 'molecular nano-patterning' technique reveals that some molecular motors coordinate differently

Body movement, from the muscles in your arms to the neurons transporting those signals to your…

Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria

New findings reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for their hosts and explain why…

Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair

Scientists have found evidence to support long-standing anecdotes that stress causes hair graying. Researchers found that…

Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don't survive

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is the most significant infectious disease affecting sea turtle populations worldwide. FB leads to…

Fungal diversity and its relationship to the future of forests

If you indulge in truffles, or porcini and chanterelle mushrooms, you have enjoyed a product of…