A desert region in northern Mexico sparked the imagination of Prof. Joel Stavans, a physicist who studies the physics of biological processes and is particularly interested in natural bacterial communities. He learned about ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 30, 2025
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One of the best ways to learn how Antarctic sea spiders thrive under extreme conditions is to squeeze their guts out through their legs.
Ecology
Jul 28, 2025
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On the battlefield that is the microbial world, where microorganisms often try to wipe out the competition by producing various toxins, sometimes it helps to be a pacifist.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 14, 2025
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Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa's most familiar birds—the helmeted guineafowl—and uncovered surprising ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2025
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A new genomic study reveals how human populations adapted, survived, and diversified in the Himalayas, one of the most extreme and challenging environments on Earth.
Evolution
Jul 10, 2025
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If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they'll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial material to create livable spaces would be incredibly challenging and expensive. Researchers at the Harvard ...
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2025
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With the advancement of long-term missions to the moon and Mars, crews are expected to live together in isolated and confined environments for a long time. Thus, relationships and interactions among crew members can play ...
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2025
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A research team from Skoltech, the Institute of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and other scientific organizations in Russia and the U.S. conducted a study of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 17, 2025
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University of Queensland research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief that stability is the key to survival.
Ecology
Jun 17, 2025
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The forerunners of dinosaurs and crocodiles in the Triassic period were able to migrate across areas of the ancient world deemed completely inhospitable to life, new research suggests.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 11, 2025
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