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Gloss Is Less Effective Camouflage in Beetles Compared to Matte, According to Latest Study

When combined with iridescent colouration, a matt target surface appearance confers greater survival benefits in beetles than a glossy surface, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.

Rock Magnetism Uncrumples The Himalayas’ Complex Collision Zone

MIT EAPS researchers find the impressive mountain range formed over a series of impacts, not a single event, as previously thought.

The Intestinal Ecosystem Directly Affects Anorexia

EATING DISORDER Severe changes in the intestinal ecosystem of bacteria and viruses directly affect the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa. This is the conclusion of a new study headed by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark.

Scientists Discover Slimy Microbes That May Help Keep Coral Reefs Healthy

The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads.

Animals Go Extinct On Mauritius. That Puts The Ecosystem At The Island At Risk

ECOSYSTEMS When an ecosystem is threatened, new species cannot necessarily replace those that disappear, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

Neuroscientists Identify Brain Circuit That Encodes Timing Of Events

Findings suggest this hippocampal circuit helps us to maintain our timeline of memories.

Brain Waves Guide Us In Spotlighting Surprises

The brain uses different frequency rhythms and cortical layers to suppress expected stimulation and increase activity for what’s novel.

Mark Vogelsberger Wins 2020 Buchalter Cosmology Prize For Simulating A “Fuzzy” Universe

Associate professor of physics shares the honor with colleague Phillip Mocz for their novel dark matter research.

Study Provides Insight into Miscarriages in Tsetse Flies

Tsetse are biting flies that transmit the parasites causing sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in animals.

Hormone Predicts Ability To Maintain Weight Loss

OBESITY The appetite hormone neurotensin released by the intestine upon eating may predict our ability to maintain weight loss, new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes.

Model Analyzes How Viruses Escape The Immune System

Using this computational system, researchers can identify viral protein sequences that could make better vaccine targets.

Why Cancer Cells Waste So Much Energy

MIT study sheds light on the longstanding question of why cancer cells get their energy from fermentation.

Bartender Model Predicts How Drugs Affect Each Person

RESEARCH A model based on numerous studies of people with type 2 diabetes can make a new type of prediction: how a certain drug would affect each person at the molecular biological level.

Which Came First: the Reptile or the Egg?

The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers from Nanjing University and University of Bristol have revealed.

Search For Axions From Nearby Star Betelgeuse Comes Up Empty

Results significantly narrow the range of possible places to find the hypothetical dark matter particles.

Grey Hair And Wrinkles At An Early Age Led Researchers To New Treatment For Rare Cancer

CANCER Sarcoma is a rare and complex type of cancer of i.a. the bones and muscles. Now researchers have found a way to predict which sarcoma patients will benefit the most from a potential new treatment.

Catching Cancer In The Act

Using CRISPR technology, researchers are tracking the lineage of individual cancer cells as they proliferate and metastasize in real-time.

TESS Discovers Four Exoplanets Orbiting A Nearby Sun-Like Star

MIT-led NASA mission finds a multi-planetary system that could be an “ideal laboratory” to study planetary formation and evolution.

Human Factors Affect Bees’ Communication, Researchers Find

Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.