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Published Being near pollinator habitat linked to larger soybean size - Being Near Pollinator Habitat Linked to Larger Soybean Size


Researchers have found that soybean crops planted near pollinator habitat produce larger soybeans th ...
Published Octopus sleep is surprisingly similar to humans and contains a wake-like stage



Researchers have closely examined the brain activity and skin patterning in octopuses (Octopus laque...
Published Insect protein slows weight gain, boosts health status in obese mice


A new study in mice suggests replacing traditional protein sources with mealworms in high-fat diets...
Published (How) cells talk to each other


Like us, cells communicate. Well, in their own special way. Using waves as their common language, ce...
Published Scientists discover secret of virgin birth, and switch on the ability in female flies



Scientists have pinpointed a genetic cause for virgin birth for the first time, and once switched on...
Published New chemical process makes it easier to craft amino acids that don't exist in nature



Chemists describe a powerful new way to create new-to-nature, 'unnatural' amino acids, which could f...
Published Latest in body art? 'Tattoos' for individual cells



Engineers have developed nanoscale tattoos -- dots and wires that adhere to live cells -- in a break...
Published Fiber from crustaceans, insects, mushrooms promotes digestion



Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the...
Published Unique voice print in parrots



Individual voice could help birds be recognized in a flock, no matter what they say....
Published Hippos' prominent tusks and wide gaping mouths prevent efficient, grinding chewing



Hippos' huge tusks and wide gape restrict grinding jaw movements, making their chewing inefficient,...
Published Bumblebees drop to shake off Asian hornets



Bumblebees have a remarkably successful method for fighting off Asian hornets, new research shows....
Published Invasive alien species play key role in 60% of global plant and animal extinctions


A new report presents major findings on the gravity of impacts from invasive alien species on our pl...
Published Butterflies can remember where things are over sizeable spaces



Heliconius butterflies are capable of spatial learning, scientists have discovered. The results prov...
Published Gene variation makes apple trees 'weep,' improving orchards



Plant geneticists have identified a mutation in a gene that causes the 'weeping' architecture -- bra ...
Published Rats have an imagination, new research suggests



Researchers have developed a novel system to probe a rat's thoughts, finding that animals can contro...
Published Scaling up the power of nanotechnology


Researchers created a proof of concept of a nanocapsule -- a microscopic container -- capable of del...
Published The 'unknome': A database of human genes we know almost nothing about



Researchers hope that a new, publicly available database they have created will shrink, not grow, ov...
Published Ginger pigment molecules found in fossil frogs


Palaeontologists discover molecular evidence of phaeomelanin, the pigment that produces ginger color...
Published This sea worm's posterior body part swims away, and now scientists know how



A research team shows how the expression of developmental genes in the Japanese green syllid worms,...
Published Extremely rare bird captured on film



A striking and extremely rare half-female, half-male bird has been spotted by a zoologist....