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Published What 'Chornobyl dogs' can tell us about survival in contaminated environments - What 'Chornobyl Dogs' Can Teach Us About Surviving in Contaminated Environments


In the first step toward understanding how dogs -- and perhaps humans -- might adapt to intense envi...
Published What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age - What Crocodile DNA Reveals About the Ice Age


What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to f...
Published Entomologist sheds light on 250-year-old mystery of the German cockroach



Entomologists have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most prevalent indoor urban pest ins...
Published Iconic baobabs: The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees



The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree's origin story, revealing their surprising or...
Published Sonic youth: Healthy reef sounds increase coral settlement



Healthy coral reefs have rich soundscapes, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes a...
Published Egg 'signatures' will allow drongos to identify cuckoo 'forgeries' almost every time, study finds



Egg 'signatures' will allow drongos to identify cuckoo 'forgeries' almost every time, study finds. A...
Published Bacteria as Blacksmiths



A hot bath is a place to relax. For scientists, it is also where molecules or tiny building blocks m...
Published Tattoo technique transfers gold nanopatterns onto live cells


For now, cyborgs exist only in fiction, but the concept is becoming more plausible as science progre...
Published Transforming flies into degradable plastics



Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later -- with th...
Published 16 strange new parasitoid wasp species discovered in Vietnam



Researchers have discovered 16 new species of strange-looking parasitoid wasps from the Loboscelidia...
Published How sunflowers see the sun



Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But how do sunflowers...
Published Chimpanzees use hilltops to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups, study finds



Research on neighboring chimpanzee communities in the forests of West Africa suggests a warfare tact...
Published Sea fireflies synchronize their sparkle to seek soulmates



In sea fireflies' underwater ballet, the males sway together in perfect, illuminated synchronization...
Published Electronic 'soil' enhances crop growth



Barley seedlings grow on average 50% more when their root system is stimulated electrically through...
Published Butterflies could lose spots as climate warms



Female meadow brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather -- so climate cha...
Published Mystery of moths' warning sound production explained in new study



The workings of the ultrasonic warning sounds produced by the wings of a species of moth have been r...
Published Microbial comics: RNA as a common language, presented in extracellular speech-bubbles



Decoding the conversations between microbes of hypersaline environments reveals deep insights into t...
Published Dung beetles show their love by sharing the load



Dung beetles share the load when it comes to showing their affection for each-other, when transporti...
Published Tiny worms tolerate Chornobyl radiation



A new study finds that exposure to chronic radiation from Chornobyl has not damaged the genomes of m...
Published 'Time-traveling' pathogens in melting permafrost pose likely risk to environment



Ancient pathogens that escape from melting permafrost have real potential to damage microbial commun...