Does climate change increase the risk of violent armed conflict? A new paper published last week on 12 June in Nature suggests intensified global warming could indeed increase the future
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Why do zebras have stripes? Theories have ranged from deterring predators and social interactions to keeping cool and avoiding flies. A new paper published on 13 June in the Journal
A newly discovered plant gene could be modified to increase crop yields, according to a new paper published on 10 June in Nature Plants. The gene may influence how plants
Scientists have discovered a way to convert type A blood to ‘universal’, according to a new paper published on 10 June in Nature Microbiology (1). Two enzymes originally produced by
Plant extinctions are occurring at an alarming rate, according to a comprehensive global survey
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According to a new study published on 10 June in Nature Ecology & Evolution, nearly 600 plant species have become extinct over the past two and a half centuries (1).
A new study published on 7 June in Science contradicts the prevailing idea that all genes in the human body are identical copies of each other (1). Instead, even ‘normal’
The number of honey bee colonies in Europe fell by an average of 16 per cent over the winter 2017–18, according to findings published on last month on 30 May
Although it may seem like some athletes have super-human endurance, a new study published on 5 June in Science Advances suggests everyone reaches the same metabolic limit or maximum possible
In a new study published on 3 June in Genome Biology, Gunasekara and colleagues present a new map of epigenetic variation in humans. The new information will potentially allow scientists
To date, the impacts of climate change on health have been relatively neglected in EU policy. Now, a landmark study by the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has raised