Life sciences
25 Mar 2020
Big brains or many babies: how birds can thrive in urban environments
Birds can thrive in cities either by having larger brains or breeding more often: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
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Life sciences
11 Mar 2020
Engaging locals could make grizzly conservation policies more bearable
Involving locals could reduce frustrations and make such policies more successful: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
06 Mar 2020
Space lettuce
Nutritious and safe crops would be a dietary supplement to assist remote space missions: Frontiers in Plant Science
Life sciences
28 Feb 2020
Taking a bite out of food waste
Scientists re-purpose wasted bread as a more sustainable starter for the food industry: Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
19 Feb 2020
Ancient gut microbiomes could shed light on human evolution
A new study offers hypotheses about the influence of microbes on our early social and daily lives: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
12 Feb 2020
Small marsupials in Australia may struggle to adjust to a warming climate
Temperature experiments found that a shrew-like species may not be able to respond to prolonged heat waves: Frontiers in Physiology
Life sciences
04 Feb 2020
New image analysis method shows how giant viruses infect amoeba
Time-lapse microscopy reveals how amoebae react to infection by giant viruses: Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
30 Jan 2020
Recreational fishers catching more sharks and rays
Catches of these fishes have increased over the last six decades around the world: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
23 Jan 2020
New species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in infected wound
A hitherto unknown antibiotic-resistant bacteria species, in the same family as E. coli and Salmonella spp., has been found: Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
16 Dec 2019
Lazy moths taste disgusting
Scientists find that unappetizing moths make less effort to escape attacking bats: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
26 Nov 2019
Spot the difference: Two identical-looking bird species with very different genes
Similar birds actually diverged 500,000 years ago: Frontiers in Genetics
Life sciences
22 Nov 2019
Iron availability in seawater key to explaining amount and distribution of fish
Large areas of the ocean may have insufficient iron for most fish: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
14 Oct 2019
Video games offer clues to help curb animal disease outbreaks
As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever, University of Vermont research shows how farmers’ risk attitudes affect the spread of infectious animal diseases and offers a first-of-its kind model for testing disease control and prevention strategies; Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Life sciences
10 Sep 2019
Skin bacteria could save frogs from virus
Ranavirus can wipe out entire common frog populations, but researchers say their latest study could help the species; Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
05 Sep 2019
Wolf-dog ‘swarms’ threaten Europe’s wolves
A new study reveals that scientists are divided on issues such as how to remove hybrids and free-roaming dogs, and whether they should be kept captive, sterilised and released or killed; Frontiers in Ecology in Evolution