It’s peak bulking-up season for white sharks in Monterey Bay, and over the past week, two animals previously tagged by scientists passed through the waters near Lovers Point—the same area where swimmer Erica Fox vanished after witnesses…
Category: 5. Biology
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Suspected shark attack at California occurred in time and place where large sharks come to feed
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Officials suspect bird flu after 12 swans die at Orlando's Lake Eola
A dozen of the iconic swans that live in the heart of downtown Orlando, Florida, have died in recent days of an unknown cause, leading officials to suspect that bird flu is to blame.
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Fungus disarms bark beetle chemical shields by converting their plant-derived toxins
Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has investigated how these plant defenses function within the food web, particularly in…
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Genetic study reveals two killer whale ecotypes near Hokkaido waters
The species Orcinus orca, generally known as orcas or killer whales, is made up of many genetically distinct populations called ecotypes. Each ecotype indicates an ecological specialization with its own ecological and phylogenetic characteristics.
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Eating Full-fat Cheese Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Eating full-fat cheese and cream has been linked to a lower risk of dementia. The corresponding study was published in Neurology.
“For decades, the debate over high-fat versus low-fat diets has shaped…
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Biology-inspired brain model matches animal learning and reveals overlooked neuron activity
A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual category learning task exactly as well as lab animals, but even enabled the discovery of counterintuitive activity by a group…
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With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within.
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Ancient microfossils reveal a moving North Pacific Ocean 5 million years ago
A research team led by scientists at Kumamoto University has discovered a new genus of microscopic crustaceans from northern Japan, offering rare insights into how ocean currents in the North Pacific shifted during a key period of Earth’s climate…
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How a bacteria-busting spray could help solve a meaty problem
University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body’s own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination and spoilage.
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Novel model to reveal deep-sea black coral symbiotic system
A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding the adaptive strategies of the deep-sea black coral Bathypathes pseudoalternata (B. pseudoalternata) and its symbiotic microbiome. The study has been published in Cell Host…
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