Amazing images show how antibiotics pierce bacterial armour: « UK researchers have shown for the first time in stunning detail how life-saving antibiotics act against harmful bacteria

Ants that seem to defy biology – They lay eggs that hatch into another species

New study sheds light on how sexual self-disclosure relates to relationship quality

Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species: « Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say. »

A never-before-seen hybrid bird (from a blue jay father and a green jay mother) has been observed in Texas

Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems

Researchers have found the longest known case of COVID-19 in a person living with HIV

Cathartocytosis, a newly discovered process of cellular material ejection, identified in mouse cells during reprogramming

Causal relationships between gut microbiome and hundreds of age-related traits: evidence of a replicable effect on ApoM protein levels

Tatum Bioscience makes case for scalable cancer vaccine

Scientists uncover extreme life inside the Arctic ice

Sunken World War II debris has become surprisingly useful for sea creatures: « A new study has found evidence to suggest that warheads tossed into the sea can serve as viable habitat for several species of marine life, but that doesn't mean we should leave them at the bottom of the ocean

Crystal structures reveal how clusterin’s flexible tails prevent protein aggregation and facilitate clearance in the extracellular space

Age-related trends in amyloid positivity in Parkinson’s disease without dementia

Scientists map the stress response system in plants, and research suggests that this understanding could help develop crops more resilient to drought, disease, and other stresses, strengthening food security and sustainable farming

Explore a microbial world in Cellscape - a game by Kate Solbakk

Glow-in-the-dark succulents are here

An analysis of 35 hours of footage from 15 birds, published on August 18 in the journal Current Biology, shows that Streaked Shearwaters (Calonectris leucomelas) were pooping every four to 10 minutes…

Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path

Evolutionarily conserved grammar rules viral factories of amoeba-infecting giant viruses

When resources are low, animals often sacrifice reproduction

A black goo was oozing from a ship on the Great Lakes — and teeming with life

Five of six Channel Island fox subspecies evolved larger brain-to-body ratios than mainland gray foxes

Bacterial memory could be the missing key to beating life threatening pathogens

Dolphins “play” with whales – and whales appear to enjoy it

Study finds glaucoma patients have lower levels of two natural metabolites in their eye fluid, agmatine and thiamine, which could serve as early biomarkers

Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a traffic controller for fat inside cells, revealing a mechanism that could help explain how the body regulates energy storage

Aging skin rejuvenated by young blood and bone marrow - A new study shows that proteins secreted by bone marrow cells, triggered by young blood, can rejuvenate aging skin in the lab.

Airplane toilet water may help combat the next pandemic

CRISPR-engineered wheat variety encourages soil bacteria to fix nitrogen, potentially a huge saving in fertilizer costs and nitrate pollution

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