Biology New “bone spackling” that can fix injuries with a simple injection shows promise in mice August 1, 2019
Biology Despite their size, baby spiders can see nearly as good as adults August 1, 2019 - Updated on July 12, 2023
Biology Discovery of new “don’t eat me protein” points the way to effective cancer therapy August 1, 2019
Biology Birmingham University researchers extract cancer-killing drug from common flower August 1, 2019
Biology Researchers identify neurons that shut down rewards and motivation in the brains of mice July 26, 2019
Biology Gorillas have ‘old friends’ and other elements of complex societies July 25, 2019 - Updated on August 2, 2019
Biology Researchers identify gene that makes plants and fungi play nice — we’ll use it to make better crops July 22, 2019
Biology Study reveals true scale of one of the world’s deadliest plagues July 15, 2019 - Updated on February 27, 2020
Agriculture Grasshoppers, silkworms, giant cicadas are a good source of antioxidants — if you eat them July 15, 2019 - Updated on October 9, 2023
Biology Research is getting to the root of climate change with bigger, deeper plant roots July 12, 2019
Biology Iron-breathing bacteria might have delayed Earth’s oxygenation for almost one billion years July 12, 2019
Biology Corals are moving away from the sweltering tropics — and establishing new reefs July 10, 2019
Agriculture Grazing animals drove the domestication of grain crops July 8, 2019 - Updated on July 9, 2019
Biology Scientists explore the origin of metabolism to reveal secrets of primordial life July 1, 2019 - Updated on July 2, 2019
Animals Researchers are one step closer to saving the northern white rhino from complete extinction June 27, 2019
Animals Researchers look into reviving bleached corals using ‘non-preferred’ algal symbiotes June 20, 2019
Biology The birth of forests helped drive two massive, ancient extinctions June 20, 2019 - Updated on February 13, 2024
Animals Working landscapes can be used for species conservation alongside economic activities June 6, 2019
Biology New research paints the history of East Africa’s farmers, and how they evolved to eat dairy June 4, 2019
Animals Researchers make chicken cells resist bird flu by snipping out a tiny bit of their DNA June 4, 2019
Biology Invasive flowering species might overpower native ones because of warming climates June 1, 2019