Microbes that thrive in lakes happily consume the pandemic fungus that has caused declines in more than half the planet’s amphibian species In 2012 a team of temperamental donkeys picked the... Read more
Brown researchers have shown that optogenetics — a technique that uses pulses of visible light to alter the behavior of brain cells — can be as good as or possibly better than the older tech... Read more
University of Leicester study shows insects can move without muscles using ‘clever biomechanical tricks’ Neurobiologists from the University of Leicester have shown that insect limbs can mov... Read more
Tomatoes, said to be the world’s most popular fruit, can be made both better-tasting and longer-lasting thanks to UK research with purple GM varieties. “Working with GM tomatoes that are dif... Read more
Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That’s according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May... Read more
In the desert researchers demonstrate that an artificial neural network can pinpoint new fossil-rich sites, paving the way for more efficient digs On blisteringly hot desert sands, researche... Read more