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Published Deep Earth electrical grid mystery solved



To 'breathe' in an environment without oxygen, bacteria in the ground beneath our feet depend upon a...
Published Fruit fly testes offer potential tool against harmful insects



A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar -- an enzyme from fruit fly testes. Th...
Published Researchers parse oddity of distantly related bats in Solomon Islands that appear identical



A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising genetic diver...
Published Foraging ants navigate more efficiently when given energy-drink-like doses of caffeine



Ants who receive a caffeine-laced sugary reward become more efficient at navigating back to the rewa...
Published Toothed whale echolocation organs evolved from jaw muscles



Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales w...
Published Even the simplest marine organisms tend to be individualistic



Sport junkie or couch potato? Always on time or often late? The animal kingdom, too, is home to a ra...
Published Chicken feathers to deliver chemotherapy drugs and repair enzymes



A new method of drug delivery using proline, an amino acid found in chicken feathers and skin tissue...
Published Giant phage holds promise as treatment for lung infections



Researchers have discovered a new bacterial killer that can target common lung infection caused by B...
Published Polyps as pixels: Innovative technique maps biochemistry of coral reefs



Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers are now able to create maps of cora...
Published Making crops colorful for easier weeding



To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differentl...
Published Genomic research may help explain cancer resistance in Tasmanian devils



Through DNA sequencing of Tasmanian devils and their tumors, researchers have tracked the genomic in...
Published Rare 3D fossils show that some early trees had forms unlike any you've ever seen



In the fossil record, trees typically are preserved with only their trunks. They don't usually inclu...
Published Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions



A four-legged robot trained with machine learning has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switch...
Published Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped



In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic...
Published Fossil frogs share their skincare secrets



Palaeontologists have solved a hundred-year-old mystery of how some fossil frogs preserve their fles...
Published An ant that selectively amputates the infected limbs of wounded sisters



Saving lives through surgery is no longer exclusive to humans. Scientists now detail how Florida car...
Published The waxy surface protecting plants might hold the key to developing stronger crops



Researchers have discovered that the waxy protective barrier around plants might play a role in send...
Published DNA from preserved feces reveals ancient Japanese gut environment



DNA from ancient feces can offer archaeologists new clues about the life and health of Japanese peop...
Published Head lice evolution mirrors human migration and colonization in the Americas



A new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that lice came to the Americas twice -- once durin...
Published Evolution of taste: Early sharks were able to perceive bitter substances



New genetic data show that humans and sharks share bitter taste receptors, even though their evoluti...