Scientists reveal the evolutionary origins of the plant that sends cats into a frenzy
Scientists have discovered how catmint gained its ability to send felines into a state of frenzy.
By unpicking its genetic makeup, researchers have discovered how...
Scientists uncover new anti-phage defense mechanisms
Scientists from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have discovered a new anti-phage defense mechanism found in some...
Study: New evidence shows giant meteorite impacts formed parts of the moon’s crust
New research published today in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction...
Study: Bumble Bee Disease, Reproduction Shaped by Flowering Strip Plants
Flowering strips – pollinator-friendly rows of plants that increase foraging habitat for bees – can help offset pollinator decline but may also bring risks...
Research Suggests a Polymer Composite Could Serve as Lighter
A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles...
Researchers create first roadmap of human skeletal muscle development
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA has developed a...
Study: Cannibalism helps invading invertebrates survive severe conditions
A new study, published in Communications Biology, shows that the prolific comb jelly, a marine invertebrate invader from North America that now frequently washes...
Study: Climate change could cause decline of some alpine butterfly species
The long-term effects of climate change suggests that the butterfly effect is at work on butterflies in the alpine regions of North America, according...
Inspired By Cheetahs, Scientists Build Fastest Soft Robots Yet
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid...
Well-being podcast making connections in time of social distancing (research)
Moving into the pandemic lockdown, Assistant Prof. Jen Watt says people are starting to realize what’s happening when young people can’t make the connections...