The way the food is distributed amongst chicks in the same brood is one of the most important challenges for evolutionary ecology. According to a study…
In order to understand how we become fluent in a language and to better comprehend bilingualism, the La Mente Bilingüe (“the bilingual brain”) research team at…
This mandible is the oldest human fossil uncovered from scientific excavations in Morocco. The discovery will help better define northern Africa's possible…
The findings, reported today online in Nature Genetics, have provided new insights into the evolution of genomic or parental imprinting and epigenetic…
Domesticated tomatoes can be up to 1000 times larger than their wild relatives. How did they get so big? In general, domesticated food plants have larger…
For 5,000 years or so, the only way to shape metal has been to “heat and beat.” Even in modern nanotechnology, working with metals involves carving with…
The finding, if it proves true in other species, might lead to new ways to manipulate the actions of harmful insects, the researchers said.They found that the…
Deformed wing virus (DWV) is passed between adult bees and to their developing brood by a parasitic mite called Varroa destructor when it feeds. However,…
Now, in an ambitious initiative scientists want to apply this concept to life by using DNA – nature's unique barcode of every species of animal, plant and…
Three proteins – Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog — had previously been considered the “master” regulators of embryonic stem cells, but “Ronin could be as important as…
More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans Spemann conducted his famous experiment that laid the foundations for the field of embryonic…
Calling their findings a major step forward in prostate cancer care, Texas researchers report in the June 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of…
Calling their findings a major step forward in prostate cancer care, Texas researchers report in the June 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of…
Measuring and testing the teeth of living primates could provide a window into the behavior of the earliest human ancestors, based on their fossilized remains….
Marc Edwards, Ph.D., notes that reduced-flush toilets, low-flow showerheads and other well-intentioned water conservation efforts are allowing water to remain…
Migrating songbirds take their survival cues from local winged residents when flying through unfamiliar territory, a new Queen's University-led study shows.It's a case of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” says biologist Joseph Nocera, who conducted the research while working as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen's under the supervision of Biology professor Laurene Ratcliffe. …
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