Relationships between tree diversity and pest diversity follow a hump-shaped curve. That's the finding of a…
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Scientists home in on microRNA processing for novel cancer therapies
More than a decade of research on the mda-7/IL-24 gene has shown that it helps to…
House hunting for hellbenders
For young hellbenders, choosing the right home is more than a major life decision. Their survival…
Climate warming accelerates tallgrass prairie bioiversity
A study on climate warming in an Oklahoma tallgrass prairie has implications for understanding and predicting…
Commercial hybrid-electric aircraft, reduced carbon emissions
Although we're still a long way from commercial airplanes powered by a combination of fossil fuel…
Race at the edge of the Sun: Ions are faster than atoms
Ions move faster than atoms in the gas streams of a solar prominence. Scientists have now…
Anxiety-associated brain regions regulate threat responses in monkeys
Damage to parts of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), a region within the prefrontal cortex, heightens monkeys'…
Mystery shrouding oldest animal fossils solved
Scientists have discovered that 558 million-year-old Dickinsonia fossils do not reveal all of the features of…
Traffic control of cells
Researchers develop a hydrogel whose stiffness and permeability to cells can be controlled with light.
Plant seed research provides basis for sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers
Scientists assessed the seed microbiomes of two successive plant generations for the first time and discovered…