This Canadian study on Atlantic sturgeon in the St. Lawrence and St. John Rivers aimed to find a cost-effective way to determine fish origins and habitat use Fin ray chemistry was more accurate than ...

In Ethiopia’s Magera sub-watershed, Fanya Juu terraces improve soil health on farmland prone to erosion After 10 years, these terraces significantly increased organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and ...

Engravings on ostrich eggshells from South Africa, dating back 60,000 years, show evidence of complex thought The patterns weren't random scratches but systematically used geometric features like ...

In rose plants grown industrially, Tea Tree Oil (TTO) treatment significantly altered gene activity primarily in leaves, not petals TTO exposure in leaves activated genes involved in plant defense, ...

This study developed a simple, non-destructive method to extract DNA from dried grasshopper specimens collected over 6–43 years, preserving their physical form The process successfully recovered ...

This study examined ancient potato (Solanum jamesii) use across the Colorado Plateau, focusing on tools dating back as far as 10,900 years ago Potato starch was consistently found on tools in southern ...

Researchers engineered nanoparticles to carry an antifungal drug across the blood-brain barrier, a challenge in treating brain infections Coating the nanoparticles with an enzyme from the Cryptococcus ...

This study focused on 80 new red-fleshed apple hybrids in Hungary to improve breeding and understand genetic diversity All red-fleshed hybrids possessed a specific gene variant (R6 allele of MdMYB10) ...

This study, conducted on woodland strawberries, identified two proteins, FvCRY1 and FvCRY2, that act as blue light receptors Increasing levels of FvCRY1 and FvCRY2 in cultivated strawberries led to ...

This study sequenced the genome of a millipede, Chamberlinius hualienensis, revealing insights into how it defends itself with hydrogen cyanide (HCN) Millipedes evolved the ability to produce HCN ...

This study, conducted by CSIRO Environment, identified new enzymes from bacteria capable of breaking down plastics These enzymes effectively degrade PBAT and PBSA plastics, commonly used in ...

Researchers identified a specific region on watermelon chromosome 2 strongly linked to resistance against powdery mildew, a common fungal disease This resistance is governed by a single dominant gene, ...