How diverse microbial communities remain stable
Understanding the underlying interactions in ecosystems is important for preserving both human health and the environment. A new study, which calculated the level of...
Cuttlefish camouflage may be more complex than previously thought
A new study suggests that the European cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) may combine, as necessary, two distinct neural systems that process specific visual features from...
New artificial enzyme breaks down tough, woody lignin
An innovative artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through woody lignin, an abundant carbon-based substance that stores tremendous potential for renewable energy and...
The history of Lake Cahuilla before the Salton Sea
Lake Cahuilla went through many cycles of filling and drying out over thousands of years. A new study by a San Diego State University...
Where rivers jump course
Large floods will sometimes force a river to jump course and forge a new path across the landscape, in rare and catastrophic events known...
Fjords emit as much methane as all the deep oceans globally
During heavy storms, the normally stratified layers of water in ocean fjords get mixed, which leads to oxygenation of the fjord floor. But these...
Modelling the behavior and dynamics of microswimmers
The understanding of the clustering and movement of microswimmers has a range of applications from human health to tackling ecological problems.
In wake of hurricane, microbial ecosystem remarkably resilient
After sustaining seemingly catastrophic hurricane damage, a primordial groundcover vital to sustaining a multitude of coastal lifeforms bounced back to life in a matter...
A cushy lab life has its evolutionary costs — when it comes to fish,...
An animal's ability to adapt to its environment is clearly key to its survival, but does that ability come at a physiological cost? A...
Learning from nature: Biosynthesis of cyanobacterin opens up new class of natural compounds for...
Researchers have succeeded in understanding the biosynthetic mechanisms for the production of the natural product cyanobacterin, which is produced in small quantities by the...
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