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No training needed: How humans instinctively read nature’s signals
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No training needed: How humans instinctively read nature’s signals

People’s intuitive perception of biodiversity through visual and audio cues is remarkably accurate and aligns closely with scientific measures of biodiversity. This is according to new research published in the British Ecological Society journal, People and Nature. In a new study led by researchers at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz […]
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What happens when bees can’t buzz right? Nature starts falling apart
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What happens when bees can’t buzz right? Nature starts falling apart

Ongoing research into the effect of environmental change on the buzzing of bees reveals that high temperatures and exposure to heavy metals reduces the frequency (and audible pitch) of non-flight wing vibrations, which could have consequences on the effectiveness of bee communication and their role as pollinators. “People have been long interested in how insect […]
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Whispers in the womb: How cells “hear” to shape the human body
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Whispers in the womb: How cells “hear” to shape the human body

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions. Thousands of cells coordinate, move and exert mechanical forces on each other as an embryo takes shape. Researchers at the Göttingen Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN), the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, and […]
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Scientists’ top 10 bee-magnet blooms—turn any lawn into a pollinator paradise
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Scientists’ top 10 bee-magnet blooms—turn any lawn into a pollinator paradise

Botanists from the University of Copenhagen and the UK set out to find the best flower combinations for bees and hoverflies. The results make it easier for garden owners and municipalities, among others, to plant the perfect pantries for insects, which also delight the human eye. Flower strips, seed mixtures, and wild by design. We […]
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Tiny wasp’s shocking reproductive trick may transform global agriculture
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Tiny wasp’s shocking reproductive trick may transform global agriculture

Scientists have shed new light on the evolution of an important species of wasp – and believe that the findings could help improve the effectiveness of natural pest control. Dr Rebecca Boulton, from the University of Stirling, has shown, for the first time, that Lysiphlebus fabarum – a tiny species of wasp – can reproduce […]
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A cholesterol secret inside ticks may halt Lyme disease spread
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A cholesterol secret inside ticks may halt Lyme disease spread

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new hosts, including humans. Based in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the team found that the bacteria can manipulate a protein known as ATF6, which helps cells detect […]
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600-million-year-old body blueprint found in sea anemones
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600-million-year-old body blueprint found in sea anemones

A new study from the University of Vienna reveals that sea anemones use a molecular mechanism known from bilaterian animals to form their back-to-belly body axis. This mechanism (“BMP shuttling”) enables cells to organize themselves during development by interpreting signaling gradients. The findings, published in Science Advances, suggest that this system evolved much earlier than […]
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The fatal mutation that lets cancer outsmart the human immune system
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The fatal mutation that lets cancer outsmart the human immune system

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells in humans are less effective at fighting solid tumors compared to non-human primates. This insight could lead to more powerful cancer treatments. The study was published in Nature Communications. It revealed a tiny genetic difference […]
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The pandemic pet boom was real. The happiness boost wasn’t
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The pandemic pet boom was real. The happiness boost wasn’t

A new study challenges the belief in a universal “pet effect” on human well-being. Using data collected during COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers found no significant change in respondents’ well-being when they acquired or lost a pet in their household. The findings suggest that, even during a time of extreme isolation, human-animal bonds may not be as […]
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Key Amino Acid Changes Attenuate Yellow Fever Vaccine

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers have uncovered the molecular underpinnings that enable the yellow fever 17D vaccine strain to be both highly effective and unusually safe. Through meticulous molecular analyses, Zhang, Chavez, Winkler, and their colleagues have pinpointed specific amino acid substitutions in just two viral proteins that are responsible for […]
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Seeing Glacier Landscapes in a Different Light – State of the Planet

Co-curated by professors of art and science, “Flows of Reflectivity” brings together these distinct disciplines through recent and historic photographs and a time-lapse video of glaciers. The exhibit explores glacier change, with an emphasis on understanding reflectivity—the capacity of ice to send incoming light back into the atmosphere—through an exploration of both the artistic dimension […]
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Key Amino Acid Changes Attenuate Yellow Fever Vaccine

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers have uncovered the molecular underpinnings that enable the yellow fever 17D vaccine strain to be both highly effective and unusually safe. Through meticulous molecular analyses, Zhang, Chavez, Winkler, and their colleagues have pinpointed specific amino acid substitutions in just two viral proteins that are responsible for […]
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Seeing Glacier Landscapes in a Different Light – State of the Planet

Co-curated by professors of art and science, “Flows of Reflectivity” brings together these distinct disciplines through recent and historic photographs and a time-lapse video of glaciers. The exhibit explores glacier change, with an emphasis on understanding reflectivity—the capacity of ice to send incoming light back into the atmosphere—through an exploration of both the artistic dimension […]
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