These birds communicate by fluttering their feathers—and they have different accents

Birds tweet, squawk, chirp, hoot, cluck, and screech to communicate with each other. Some birds have…

'Cheater mitochondria' may profit from cellular stress coping mechanisms

Cheating mitochondria may take advantage of cellular mechanisms for coping with food scarcity in a simple…

NASA catches Tropical Storm Dolphin swimming north

NASA’s Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Tropical Storm Dolphin as it continued moving north though…

Genetics or social environment: Who wins in the influence of behaviors?

Interactions between individuals of the same species shape many aspects of their biology, including their social…

Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos

Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species…

Ecological factors driving microbial community assembly in response to warming

Researchers from the OU Institute for Environmental Genomics and Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology lead…

NASA sees rebirth of Tropical Storm Paulette

Tropical Storm Paulette just reformed in the central North Atlantic Ocean today, Sept. 22. Using a…

Mining molecular data with cryo-EM unveils hidden biological secrets

The field of structural biology has made enormous strides, peering into the activities of nature at…

NASA analyzes Tropical Storm Lowell's very cold cloud tops

NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Lowell using infrared light to determine the…

Revisions to drinking water standard tighten lead leaching allowance for plumbing products

Newly published changes to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61, the drinking water product standard required in the United States…