Male dragonfish grow larger eyes to find mates in the deep sea, scientists discover
In the dark depths of the ocean, where light is scarce and life is a constant search for survival, the male dragonfish has evolved...
The ultraviolet habitable zone sets a time limit on the formation of life
The field of extrasolar planet studies has grown exponentially in the past twenty years.
Thanks to missions like Kepler, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS),...
Bacteria have memory too, shows study
It turns out that bacteria, like humans, have memory!
A recent study led by Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal from the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology at...
Permaculture: A sustainable alternative to conventional farming
Researchers from RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau and BOKU University have shown that permaculture can significantly improve biodiversity, soil quality, and carbon storage.
This groundbreaking study...
Smart soil: A new way to water and feed plants efficiently
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new type of soil that can capture water from the air to keep...
Tiny water fleas reveal big secrets about evolution
In a groundbreaking study, scientists from Arizona State University (ASU) and their collaborators have discovered new insights into evolution by studying a tiny creature...
Scientists find turning off inflammatory protein leads to longer, healthier lives in mice
Scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that turning off a protein called IL-11...
Tiny water animals borrow bacteria genes to fight infections
A recent study from the University of Oxford, the University of Stirling, and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has uncovered that small freshwater animals...
Warming temperatures threaten strawberry harvests and prices, study finds
Strawberries might become scarcer and more expensive due to rising temperatures from climate change, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.
The study...
Scientists uncover brain circuits behind schooling fish behavior
A flock of geese flying in a "V" formation, a herd of bison thundering across the plains, and a school of sardines swimming in...