What you need to know about leptospirosis if you are dog owners
Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial infection that affects dogs and can be fatal, leading to severe kidney damage and even death.
Emmanuelle Butty, a veterinary...
Purple bacteria, not green plants, might be the strongest indication of life
Astrobiologists continue to work towards determining which biosignatures might be best to look for when searching for life on other worlds.
The most common idea...
Will we know if TRAPPIST-1e has life?
The search for extrasolar planets is currently undergoing a seismic shift.
With the deployment of the Kepler Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite...
Scientists find forests that defy climate change
Researchers from the University of Vermont (UVM) have made a surprising discovery about certain forests that could play a crucial role in resisting climate...
Scientists unravel the mystery of tornado-like flows in egg cells
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute, in collaboration with Princeton and Northwestern universities, have cracked the mystery of how swirling vortexes form inside egg cells,...
Surprising discovery: Fungal tricks reveal insect interest in yellow-eyed grasses
Researchers have made an intriguing discovery about a type of flowering plant called yellow-eyed grasses, previously thought to be unattractive to insects.
A recent study,...
What’s quieter than a fish? A school of them
Swimming in schools makes fish surprisingly stealthy underwater, with a group able to sound like a single fish.
The new findings by Johns Hopkins University...
Scientists uncover the secrets of tardigrades’ incredible radiation survival
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made a fascinating discovery about tardigrades, tiny creatures known for their extraordinary ability...
Scientists bring 60-year-old algae to life
Researchers at Åbo Akademi University in Finland have made a groundbreaking discovery by bringing back to life microalgae cells that had been dormant for...
Study finds gene that regulates flower and fruit growth in peas
Researchers have made an exciting discovery that could significantly boost the production of peas, chickpeas, lentils, and beans, which are crucial for our diets...