Diversity in many biological communities is a sign of an ecosystem in balance. When one species dominates, the entire system can go haywire.
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Researchers Discover How Worms Pass Down Knowledge Of A Pathogen To Their Offspring
When humans see their children about to eat something they oughtn’t, we can simply tell them, “Don’t eat that. It’ll make you sick.”
Living Planet Report Reveals 68% Decline In Global Wildlife Populations Since 1970
Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by over two-thirds in less than half a century.
Seyedsayamdost Lab Uncovers Small Fratricidal Molecule
A new bacterial molecule with the unsavory tendency to track down and kill others of its own kind has been discovered in the human microbiome by researchers at Princeton’s Department of Chemistry.
World’s Largest-Ever DNA Sequencing Of Viking Skeletons Reveals They Weren’t All Scandinavian
Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us that Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and raid their way across Europe and beyond.
Computational Modelling Explains Why Blues And Greens Are Brightest Colours In Nature
Researchers have shown why intense, pure red colours in nature are mainly produced by pigments, instead of the structural colour that produces bright blue and green hues.