Spain's natural river basins network should expand to protect biodiversity in rivers

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla), the freshwater blenny (Salaria fluviatilis), the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera auricularia)…

Reversible electro-optical detector for environmental sensing of pollutants

Increasing emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their resulting impact on air and water quality…

Genome study reveals extent, diversity of Roman-era pandemic

New research on one of history’s most devastating plagues shows that it spread farther than previously…

Determining gene function will help understanding of processes of life

Scientists have developed a new method of determining gene function in a breakthrough that could have…

Cancer tissue-freezing approach may help more breast cancer patients in lower income countries

A new reusable device can help women with breast cancer in lower income countries by using…

Early and ongoing experiences of weight stigma linked to self-directed weight shaming

Researchers surveyed more than 18,000 adults enrolled in the commercial weight management program WW International, and…

Out of Africa and into an archaic human melting pot

Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with at least five different…

Female mammals kill the offspring of their competitors when resources are scarce

Dieter Lukas and Elise Huchard have now looked into infanticide by female mammals. In previous studies,…

Tiny bivalve found in Brazil sheds light on tropical Atlantic biogeography

For the first time, the bivalve mollusc Guyanella clenchi has been reported from Abrolhos Bank, Brazil.…

Fossil of smallest Old World monkey species discovered in Kenya

Researchers from the National Museums of Kenya, University of Arkansas, University of Missouri and Duke University…