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Lethal fungus that causes white-nose syndrome may have an Achilles’ heel
The fungus behind white-nose syndrome, a disease that has ravaged bat populations in North America, may have an Achilles' heel: UV light. White-nose syndrome...
Virus-bacteria coevolutionary ‘arms race’ solves diversity paradox by ‘Killing the Winner’
There is remarkable biodiversity in all but the most extreme ecosystems on Earth. When many species are competing for the same finite resource, a...
New brain mapping technique highlights relationship between connectivity and IQ
A new and relatively simple technique for mapping the wiring of the brain has shown a correlation between how well connected an individual's brain...
Cellular division strategy shared across all domains of life
The three domains of life -- archaea, bacteria, and eukarya -- may have more in common than previously thought.
Over the past several years, Ariel...
Call for action to tackle threat to a global biodiversity hotspot
Scientists call for action to tackle the threat of invasive tree species to a global biodiversity hotspot
An invasive Australian tree is now posing a...
Curbing climate change
Humans may be the dominant cause of global temperature rise, but they may also be a crucial factor in helping to reduce it, according...
Diabetes drug ‘significantly reverses memory loss’ in mice with Alzheimer’s
A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists found it "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice through a triple...
Keeping egg cells fresh with epigenetics
Keeping egg cells in stasis during childhood is a key part of female fertility. New research published today (1st January) in Nature Structural and Molecular...
Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution
Pioneering new technology is set to accelerate the global quest for crop improvement in a development which echoes the Green Revolution of the post...
Study predicts a significantly drier world at 2 C
Over a quarter of the world's land could become significantly drier if global warming reaches 2C - according to new research from an international...
Single metalens focuses all colors of the rainbow in one point
Metalenses—flat surfaces that use nanostructures to focus light—promise to revolutionize optics by replacing the bulky, curved lenses currently used in optical devices with a...