AI system discovers new bacterial survival strategy for cross-species gene transfer, confirmed by experimental validation

Researchers from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences reviewed functional genes associated with the occurrence of mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus in foods

Diverse defense systems and prophages in human-associated Bifidobacterium species reveal coevolutionary “arms race” dynamics

World’s largest web houses 110,000 spiders thriving in total darkness deep underground in a sulfuric cave between Albania and Greece: It’s the first time two spider species seen living cooperatively, and the first recorded instance of colonial web-building in what's known as a chemoautotrophic cave.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found an intensive retreat combining multiple mind-body techniques, including meditation and healing practices, produced rapid and wide-ranging changes in brain function and blood biology.

Researchers analysed characteristics of walnut cultivars and constructed a suitability evaluation model for soluble proteins processing, the study improved the efficiency of walnut protein during processing and pointed out the direction for the processing & utilization of different walnut cultivars

Orcas seen killing young great white sharks by flipping them upside-down: scientists have observed a specialist shark-hunting pod in the Gulf of California repeatedly targeting juvenile white sharks, flipping them upside-down and taking out their energy-rich livers to share with the pod.

Early-stage clinical trial demonstrates promise of intranasal influenza vaccine in generating broad immunity against multiple strains of H5N1 “bird flu"

New AI Algo That's Able to Reliably Diagnose Sleep Apnea - Female Patients Showed Stronger ECG Signatures

Single-particle genomics uncovers abundant non-canonical marine viruses from nanolitre volumes - Nature Microbiology

Baldness breakthrough: Taiwanese serum regrows hair in 20 days - Study conducted on mice.

Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher

This whale lives for centuries: its secret could help extend human lifespan

Your ultra-HD TV may not be worth it. Scientists measure the resolution limit of the human eye

Ultramarathoners can burn an astounding 11,000 calories per day during competition, according to a new study in Current Biology

A little-known methane-maker gut microbe that makes methane might play a role in how many calories you absorb from your food

Exposure of mice to PFAS 'forever chemicals' reduced testosterone levels and sperm production, and fathered embryos with 'aberrant gene expression'

Scientists have uncovered just how naked mole-rat repair their DNA – and it has the potential to be harnessed for humans to do the same

Depletion of the TRF1 telomere-binding protein leads to leaner mice with altered metabolic profiles

Study finds that parasitic worms rely on static electricity to find prey in midair

Some species of spiders bedeck their webs with woven patterns known as “stabilimenta”

Women who take HRT after menopause less likely to develop dementia, study indicates

Molecular snapshots reveal how the body knows it’s too hot: « New study maps a core temperature sensor, exposing how it turns off and on. »

Diversity and Evolution of Prokaryotic Viral Lytic Proteins

Babies start processing language before they are born, suggests a new study published in Nature Communications Biology

New technique offers bigger and better window into RNA activity in complex tissue

Fragments of DNA left by viruses that infected our distant ancestors may be 'firestarters' for new human life, new research finds.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown microbe that dramatically improves the conversion of food waste into renewable methane for clean energy production

Developing a cryopreservation protocol for the conservation of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) using a novel type of explant, meristematic clumps

Emergence of antiphage functions from random sequence libraries reveals mechanisms of gene birth

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