The Tentacled Microbes That Might Have Sparked Complex Life
New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...
'Chimpanzee 'engineers' have implications for understanding human technological evolution
A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Alejandra Pascual-Garrido, Research Affiliate at the School of ...
Plants breathe with millions of tiny mouths. We used lasers to understand how this skill evolved
Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – ...
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Microbes can capture carbon and degrade plastic — why aren’t we using them more?
Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...
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How Even the Smallest Organisms Can Shape Entire Ecosystems and Inspire Lasting Change
From sonic tomographies to global biodiversity negotiations, this journey through research, resilience, and connection ...
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How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines
Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.
Novel IVF method mimics fallopian tube environment, increasing sperm viability
The success of in vitro fertilization depends on many factors, one of which is sperm viability. A recent study from the ...
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RNAi Technology Shows Promise in Combating Deadly Honeybee Pest
RNAi -- functions specifically to silence, or deactivate, genes. Among other applications, it promises to be groundbreaking ...