Wet fingers always wrinkle in the same way: « The folds follow the paths of blood vessels. »

External factor turns a male mammal into a female for the first time

Millions of seahorses smuggled illegally, study finds | Using online reports of seahorse seizures to track their illegal trade

Cockatoos in Sydney have worked out how to operate drinking fountains, with footage showing the white birds gripping and turning the handle before leaning in for a sip

Biologist may finally know the secret behind Zika virus’s infectious success

Researchers developed biodegradable triple-stimuli-responsive mesoporous organosilica nanocarriers for targeted pesticide delivery and enhanced plant immunity in rice disease management

Octopuses use microbial signals to guide complex behaviors: « A new study reveals that octopuses detect microbial cues on surfaces to distinguish prey and eggs from inanimate objects—an astonishing example of how animals can sense their environment through the invisible world of microbiomes

Assembly of a functional neuronal circuit in embryos of an ancestral metazoan is influenced by temperature and the microbiome | PNAS

Anchor and Chain Damage to Seafloor Habitats in Antarctica - First Observations [Frontiers in Conservation Science]

Researchers have long puzzled over exactly how DNA is spooled within nucleosomes and arranged inside the nucleus so that some genes are more easily activated

Machine Learning: The Native Language of Biology

Researchers found potassium fertilizer management improves rice yield by optimizing the morphological and physiological characteristics of leaves under shading stress

A new study reveals that the genetic gap between humans and chimpanzees is far larger than previously believed

Simulated early Earth geochemistry fuels a hydrogen-dependent primordial metabolism - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Researchers discovered a never-before-seen flagellate species

All living things emit a subtle glow that ceases at death

Mutated tribe can swim to bottom of ocean after developing 'sea nomad gene'

Meet the very first human pest, which has been bugging us for 60,000 years

Sneaky parasite evades the human immune system by stripping cells and wearing them as a disguise

Cats distinguish owner's smell from stranger's, study finds

Defining the hypoxic thresholds that trigger blood-brain barrier disruption: the effect of age

How the bubonic plague has survived for centuries

Anti-Aging Cocktail Extends Mouse Lifespan by Around 30 Percent, New Study Finds

World’s first gene-edited spider produces red fluorescent silk

Evolution, spread and impact of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza A viruses

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters

Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor

Cats generally live longer than dogs

Fathers’ weight during puberty can impact their children’s health via epigenetic changes

Age-associated nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide decline drives CAR-T cell failure

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