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 Université 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…

Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age

Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify…

Complex rupturing during 2019 Ridgecrest, California, sequence

The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence, which startled nearby California residents over the 4 July holiday with…

Americans perceive likelihood of nuclear weapons risk as 50/50 tossup

It has been 30 years since the end of the Cold War, yet, on average, Americans…