Life sciences
12 Nov 2020
Solitary bees are born with a functional internal clock – unlike honeybees
Developmental lag in the circadian clock may facilitate sociality: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Life sciences
04 Nov 2020
“Helper” ambrosia beetles share reproduction with their mother
Fungus-growing Xyleborus affinis beetles have independently evolved a similar social structure to many casteless wasps and bees: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
30 Oct 2020
Decaying jellyfish blooms can cause temporary changes to water column food webs
How fast are nutrients from decaying jellyfish blooms recycled into marine ecosystems? Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
27 Oct 2020
Decrypting the Cryptochrome with Margaret Ahmad and Brian Crane
New article collection to showcase research on the cryptochrome, a blue light receptor first discovered in plants.
Life sciences
23 Oct 2020
How does the immune system develop in the first days of life?
Innate immunity quickly develops in the first days after birth: Frontiers in Immunology
Life sciences
13 Oct 2020
The ur-Iris likely had purple flowers, pollinated by insects for nectar
What did the last common ancestor of irises look like? Frontiers in Plant Science
Life sciences
24 Sep 2020
Choanozoan and picozoan marine protists are probably virus eaters – study
Are these marine protists the first known virus-eating organisms? Frontiers in Ecology in Marine Science
Life sciences
16 Sep 2020
Biggest fish in the sea are girls
Female whale sharks are the world’s largest fish: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
07 Sep 2020
Poetry in motion: engineers analyze the fluid physics of movement in marine snails
How marine snails “fly” through the water: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
02 Sep 2020
Reef manta rays make long-term use of marine-protected areas
Reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi, are homebodies: Frontiers in Marine Science
Life sciences
26 Aug 2020
Bacteria could survive the travel from Earth to Mars, and vice versa, when forming aggregates
Deinococcus bacteria can survive in outer space for years: Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
20 Aug 2020
Ancient gene family protects algae from salt and cold in an Antarctic lake
Glycerol protects algae in Antarctica from extreme conditions: Frontiers in Plant Science
Life sciences
19 Aug 2020
Plastic debris releases potentially harmful chemicals into seabird stomach fluid
Plastic waste is toxic for seabirds: Frontiers in Environmental Science
Life sciences
19 Aug 2020
Microbial ecology yields new insights for future shipwreck conservation
Shipwreck habors a rich spatially structured microbial community: Frontiers in Microbiology
Life sciences
13 Aug 2020
Bird and reptile tears aren’t so different from human tears
Reptile and bird tears are remarkably similar to human tears: Frontiers in Veterinary Science