Extreme weather conditions and climate change account for 40% of global wheat production variability

A new approach for identifying the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on the variability…

Helium ions reveal how viruses attack bacteria

Bacteria and viruses can be imaged with helium ions in contrast to electrons which are the…

The Ii Hamina cemetery reveals adaptation to the environment

The medieval cemetery in Ii Hamina in northern Finland on the Iijoki river was originally discovered…

Fungi are key players of the deep biosphere

In addition to the life on the surface of the Earth and in its oceans, ecosystems…

Through fossil leaves, a step towards Jurassic Park

The relationships between 200-million-year-old plants have been established for the first time, based on chemical fingerprints.…

Shocking case of indigestion in supermassive black hole

A multi-wavelength study of a pair of colliding galaxies has revealed the cause of a supermassive…

Mapping genes could improve cancer diagnosis

Large-scale changes to the structure of the genome are often seen in cancer cells. Scientists have…

Not so pretty after all: New pestivirus that attacks the nervous system of Austrian pigs

So-called “shaking piglets” have symptoms that resemble those of the classical swine fever, with extensive damage…

Praying mantises hunt down birds worldwide

Praying mantises are carnivorous insects with powerful raptorial front legs that usually depend on arthropods such…

Do blind people express their emotions in the same way as people who can see?

Facial expressions play a powerful role in social interactions from birth to adulthood. Fear, joy, anger…