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Archaeology Mar 26, 2024

Elephant hunting by early humans may explain proximity between extensive Paleolithic stone quarries and water sources

Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University have uncovered the mystery surrounding extensive Paleolithic stone quarrying and tool-making sites: Why did Homo erectus repeatedly revisit the very same locations for hundreds of thousands ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 14, 2024

Insights into fungal toxin promise new treatment pathway for C. albicans infections

The toxin candidalysin of the yeast Candida albicans is incorporated into an unusual protein structure during an infection, the composition of which has so far been unknown to scientists. Researchers at the Leibniz-HKI have ...

Evolution Feb 20, 2024

Panama Canal expansion rewrites history of world's most ecologically diverse bats

Most bats patrol the night sky in search of insects. New World leaf-nosed bats take a different approach. Among the more than 200 species of leaf-nosed bats, there are those that hunt insects; drink nectar; eat fruit; munch ...

Evolution Feb 8, 2024

First complete genome of a snakefly helps to understand its evolutionary history

Snakeflies (Raphidioptera), also known as camel-neck flies, have gained further notoriety with the selection of the Black-necked Snakefly as Insect of the Year 2022 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. These diurnal, predatory ...

Ecology Feb 2, 2024

Horses, camels and deer get a bad rap for razing plants. New research shows they're no worse than native animals

Large introduced herbivores such as feral horses and camels are often seen as "invasive" species which damage native plants.

Plants & Animals Jan 2, 2024

Crocs love feral pigs and quolls have a taste for rabbit—but it doesn't solve Australia's invasive species problem

Across the vast Australian continent, feral pigs, feral deer and European rabbits roam in their millions. By different names—wild boar, venison, and lapin—these could all be served in a Michelin-star restaurant.

Ecology Dec 29, 2023

'Ecology on steroids': How Australia's First Nations managed Australia's ecosystems

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.

Plants & Animals Dec 14, 2023

Seals stay warm and hydrated in the Arctic with larger, more convoluted nasal passages

Arctic seals have evolved many adaptations to cope with their frosty environment—one that you might not immediately think of is the bones in their nasal cavity. Arctic seals have more convoluted nasal passages than seal ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 8, 2023

Team develops nanobody technology against liver inflammation

Mathieu Vinken, a professor in the In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-cosmetology (IVTD) lab at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and doctoral student Raf Van Campenhout have developed a technique based on nanobody technology ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 7, 2023

Tiny llama nanobodies neutralize different noroviruses—can they improve human anti-viral therapies?

Human noroviruses cause acute gastroenteritis, a global health problem for which there are no vaccines or antiviral drugs. Although most healthy patients recover completely from the infection, norovirus can be life-threatening ...

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