Eocene ungulates were very selective in their feeding
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country into the paleodiet of extinct paleotheriidae (or pseudo horses) provides information about their feeding strategy and the environment they inhabited at the end of the Eocene. Plagiolophus was a.....»»
Aphid salivary protein found to promote virus infection in plants
The risk for pandemic diseases caused by arboviruses is rising as the dispersal rate of their arthropod vectors increases. During probing and feeding of arthropod vectors, vector-borne viruses are delivered into vertebrate/plant hosts together with t.....»»
Gen Z urged to come clean about its vinyl fetish
Vinyl records enjoy ongoing popularity, and a new outreach program from a US-based record-cleaning machine maker aims to teach younger generations about the care and feeding of LPs......»»
Tiny but mighty: Microgreens could play an important role in feeding a sustainable future
Feeding 8 billion humans requires ingenuity and innovation. Zhenlei Xiao is an associate professor in residence in the UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Department of Nutritional Sciences and her research focuses on tiny, n.....»»
Novel catalyst for highly selective photoelectroreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol
Artificial photosynthesis (AP), using sunlight to produce valuable chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2), is a promising strategy to achieve solar energy storage as well as negative carbon cycle......»»
Counting heads: How deep learning can simplify tedious agricultural tasks
The selective breeding of grain crops is one of the main reasons why domesticated plants produce such excellent yields. Selecting the best candidates for breeding is, however, a remarkably complex task. On one hand, it requires a skilled breeder with.....»»
How fruit flies feast for pleasure as well as necessity
Researchers have begun to explore the underlying neural activity of eating behaviors in fruit flies to better understand the motives that drive feeding......»»
Fluorescent chiral-selective receptor system for applications in diabetes management
Diabetes mellitus, simply called diabetes, is a metabolic disorder characterized by the presence of abnormally high concentrations of glucose in blood. Existing methods for the diagnosis of diabetes rely on traditional techniques of detecting glucose.....»»
Medieval manuscripts may have described “new” whale feeding trick centuries ago
Old Norse hafgufa, medieval bestiaries seem to depict "trap feeding." Enlarge / A digital reconstruction of a humpback whale engaged in trap feeding. (credit: John McCarthy, Flinders University) About 10 years ago, marin.....»»
Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts
In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now, researchers in Australia think they may have found evidence of this behavior being described in ancient accounts of sea creatures, recorded more than.....»»
Narwhals" climate-vulnerable winter feeding crucial for survival: study
Narwhals are likely more dependent on fat reserves and abundant prey in climate-threatened winter habitats than previously thought, researchers said Wednesday, warning of severe risks posed by global warming......»»
More than 100 new species of insects discovered in Norway
You've no doubt been irritated by them on the terrace many a summer evening: biting midges so small that you hardly notice them until they start feeding on your blood, leaving countless itchy bites......»»
Climate lessons from the last global warming
The Earth experienced one of the largest and most rapid climate warming events in its history 56 million years ago: the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), which has similarities to current and future warming. This episode saw global temperature.....»»
New research roots out solution to keeping houseplants healthy
Most people own houseplants and eagerly grow them on windowsills and shelves only to be disappointed when they wilt or die—new research has shown that the problem could be that we're feeding them all wrong and we need to pay attention to the roots.....»»
Robots and AI team up to discover highly selective catalysts
Researchers used a chemical synthesis robot and computationally cost-effective AI model to successfully predict and validate highly selective catalysts. Their results are published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition......»»
How species partnerships evolve to become specific or general, cooperative or antagonistic
Symbiotic relationships are everywhere in nature. In the soil, for example, mycorrhizal fungi enhance water and nutrient absorption for plants while feeding on sugars their roots release. In another classic mutualism, ants find food and shelter in sp.....»»
New monovalent anion permselective membranes for high-efficient mono-/di-valent anion separation
Monovalent anion perm-selective membranes (MAPMs) combined with electrodialysis can simultaneously realize the efficient separation of mono-/di-valent anions and the concentration of monovalent salt. However, their applications in practical industria.....»»
A mobile breakthrough for water environment monitoring: Novel colorimetric multi-channel sensor using a cell phone
Reliable colorimetric analysis technologies have been widely praised for their highly sensitive and selective responses towards various contaminants in environmental monitoring. In principle, the chromogenic agent selectively reacts with the target i.....»»
Island tiger snakes" skulls adapt to eat large sea bird chicks
A study by researchers from the University of Adelaide and other institutions has found that in a population of island tiger snakes, the bones in their jaws increase in length after feeding on large prey, while their mainland counterparts show no cha.....»»
Tanzania"s tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution
Feeding Africa's growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers and agriculture experts. Adding to the challenge is the high level of food loss and waste that most small-scale farmers experience......»»
Quiet, please: Human noise is interfering with the sex lives of grasshoppers
Grasshoppers have a bad reputation. They're not popular with gardeners And locusts, a type of swarming grasshopper, can do huge damage to vegetation and crops when they're in a feeding frenzy......»»