Quick-freeze deep-etch replica TEM imaging of a M. pneumoniae cell.
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DNA contains the instructions for life, encoded within genes. Within all cells, DNA is organised into very long lengths known as chromosomes. In animal and plant...
The new family tree structure is shown.
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The flow of information between cells in our bodies is exceedingly complex: sensing, signaling, and influencing each other in a constant flow of microscopic engagements. These interactions are critical for...
The new family tree structure is shown.
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More than a century of theory about the evolutionary history of dinosaurs has been turned on its head following the publication of new research from scientists at the University of...
A member of the Ngogo community of chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park. A new study shows that the Ngogo chimps have surprisingly long life expectancies.
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A 20-year demographic study of a large chimpanzee community in Uganda's...
Engineers have designed a microfluidic device they call a "tree-on-a-chip," which mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and plants. (stock photo)
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Trees and other plants, from towering redwoods to diminutive daisies, are nature's hydraulic pumps. They...
Low oxygen conditions were most severe below a certain depth, evident in this photo of dying sponges.
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Dead zones affect dozens of coral reefs around the world and threaten hundreds more according to a new study by...
This photographs shows a juvenile kea playing in the air.
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When people are feeling playful, they giggle and laugh, making others around them want to laugh and play too. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on March 20...
NUS researchers found that regular consumption of tea brewed from tea leaves reduces elderly persons’ risk of cognitive decline.
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Tea drinking reduces the risk of cognitive impairment in older persons by 50 per cent and...
Picture of Cyphoderis monstrosa.
Credit: Piotr Naskrecki
World-first research into a rare family of insects will help scientists understand how the common bush-crickets we are familiar with today developed their highly specialised acoustic functions.
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Findings of the new study...
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Hawaii's unique animal and plant diversity has been declining on all but the Big Island for millions of years, long before humans arrived, according to a new analysis of species diversity on the islands by University of California,...
Spring trees in bloom.
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With the first day of spring around the corner, temperatures are beginning to rise, ice is melting, and the world around us is starting to blossom. Scientists sometimes refer to this transition from winter to...
