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We might not be the unique species we like to consider ourselves.
It's a remarkable communication and adaptation mechanism.
Taking theft to the next level.
"The resulting plants would grow larger and need less water and fertilizer, for instance," say the authors.
Fake meat is not just a fad.
Since 2015, Iceland has planted around 1,000 hectares of forest (between three and four million trees).
"We now have a pathogen whose molecular history we can follow for thousands of years," says paper co-author McCormick. "The jury's out, evidence is accumulating, and we're all going to learn as we go forward."
"In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for animal or human consumption," say the authors.
"We are incredibly excited about this first discovery on the road to realizing the goals of the Harnessing Plants Initiative," the authors say.
Inhale iron, exhale rust.
The bird's hyper-elongated third toe is longer than its whole lower leg, the authors report.
Everybody seems to be running from the heat this summer.
The record-breaking belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.
Researchers plan to employ them as producers of food, antibiotics, other materials for astronauts on deep space missions.
This is huge news for the biotech industry.
This might solve a long-standing puzzle about plant domestication.
To become successful, life had to find a way to turn food from the environment into energy.
Between three and six such species have existed in the past.
With only two females surviving in captivity, the species is functionally extinct.
Uh-oh.
Scientists eavesdrop on cell conversations.
And some scientists think that we could one day gain access to these probiotics.
Surprisingly, it was easier for us to go to the Moon than to develop such a tool.
"We want to know if it's possible that more heat tolerant, non-preferred algae could revive bleached coral communities even if the relationship is less efficient," the authors say.
They did not come in peace.
Ever wondered how plants manage to survive in ungodly high temperatures?
They're running out of food -- and climate change seems to be involved.
Yet another testament to how smart and socially advanced dolphins are.
As if snow leopards didn't have enough to deal with.
The beauty of math is embedded in nature.
Learning from the best.
Out of the 544,879 colonies these beekeepers managed, 89,124 were lost over the winter of 2017-18.
Forest patches are opportunities to conserve wildlife
It's a surprisingly rich history.
There's still a long way to go before we have a full chicken, though.
Call it underwater CCTV.
We flower in peace!
This isn't the only thing that surprised researchers.
They might also rewrite the history of megaraptors as we know them.
A beautiful snake of which we know very little.
Before there was the word, there was the meaning of sound.
How can bacteria produce proteins when faced with a protein-production-impairing drug? We found out.
Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo -- eats birds.
Extraordinary microfossils found in Canada could reshape our understanding of life.
Old tricks, new ways to implement them.
Unlike humans, who seem to develop it under pressure.
A tiny red mouse is helping scientists uncover the coloring of long-extinct animals.
“I haven’t seen anybody do anything like that before,” researchers commented.
Bedbugs have been alive far longer than humans have.
Move away, Nature -- come in, Life 2.0.
