Putting makeup on spiders does not change their chances of being eaten by a predator

A team of researchers from the University of Florida and Arizona State University has found that…

Assessment tool shows 33 aquatic species worldwide pose 'very high risk' of invasion

A global risk-assessment tool shows 33 nonnative aquatic species worldwide pose a “very high risk” of…

Midwest bumble bees declined with more farmed land, less diverse crops since 1870

As farmers cultivated more land and began to grow fewer types of crops over the last…

Mind the gap: Scientists use stellar mass to link exoplanets to planet-forming disks

Using data for more than 500 young stars observed with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA),…

A lone tree helps birds and bees navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitats

Vast, treeless paddocks and fields can be dangerous for wildlife, who encounter them as “roadblocks” between…

Charge transfer systems as potential building blocks for future's electronic nanodevices

Colorful organic materials have fascinated scientists already for more than 200 years. The color of an…

How engineered bacteria could clean up oilsands pollution and mining waste

Rampant industrialization has caused our planet to warm at an unprecedented rate. Glaciers are melting away…

COVID lab-leak theory: 'Rare' genetic sequence doesn't mean the virus was engineered

The theory that the COVID-19 pandemic was triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 virus being leaked from the…

Simulations guide rapid engineering of new functions in mammalian cells

A change of instructions in a computer program directs the computer to execute a different command.…

Surprise at fossil discovery made in Tanzania

Ancient animal tracks dated almost two-million years old have been unearthed accidentally by Heriot-Watt University scientists…