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Phys.org / Elephants avoid humans far more than baboons, waterbucks or antelopes

Wild animal species respond very differently to human development, and as a result, they use ecological corridors in agricultural and urban areas in distinct ways. This emerges from research in Botswana by ecologist Marlee ...

Mar 5, 2026
Phys.org / Fluorescent imaging reveals how a global parasite develops, opening new paths for drug treatment

It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the parasite difficult for scientists to study. That parasite is Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread organism that infects humans and animals. ...

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Villages: An underestimated habitat with potential for pollinators

When it comes to research on habitats for pollinating insects, villages have so far received relatively little attention. The project Summende Dörfer (Buzzing Villages), based at the Chair of Animal Ecology and Tropical ...

Mar 6, 2026
Phys.org / Are these killer whales cannibals? They probably don't think so themselves

In 2022, a Russian whale researcher made a remarkable discovery on Bering Island off Russia's Pacific coast: a severed killer whale fin marked with the teeth of another killer whale. In 2024, it happened again. The two finds ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Drill core reveals asynchronous land–ocean responses to ancient ocean anoxia

Earth experienced a period of intense, large-scale volcanism during the early Aptian. Around that time, it also experienced widespread ocean deoxygenation during the Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a) as well as the onset of ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI could help predict your risk of breast cancer in the next four years

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm used to detect breast cancer in screening scans has been adapted into a risk score that estimates a woman's risk of developing breast cancer over the next four years, according to ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Engineered CAR-T cells block key protein to break solid tumors' immune shield

UCLA scientists have developed a next-generation CAR-T cell therapy that can overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, a protective shield that tumors use to weaken immune cells, block their attack, and fuel ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Vocal analysis and AI uncover two new Amazon antbirds in five-species complex

Scientists have discovered that a widely recognized Amazonian antbird is not one, but five distinct species—including two completely new to science. This revelation of hidden biodiversity was achieved by integrating artificial ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Scared of spiders? The real horror story is a world without them

Members of the arachnid class—think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs)—are often the targets of revulsion, disgust and fear. Yet, they are crucial for ecosystems to thrive. Given the crash in worldwide ...

Mar 2, 2026
Phys.org / Antibacterial coatings with short-term effect may fail over longer periods of time

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Tartu have shown in a recently published study that antibacterial coatings which initially appear highly effective ...

Mar 4, 2026
Phys.org / Maize may have more importance in pre-European Michigan than previously thought

Indigenous people who were the first to inhabit the area now known as Michigan—before the Europeans arrived—may have cultivated maize (corn) more prominently than previously assumed for such a northern population. Researchers ...

Mar 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Microbe fragments 'train' lungs to resist allergies for months, study finds

A study conducted by scientists from the Institut Pasteur has revealed that microbes protect the lungs from subsequently developing allergies and asthma. This long-term protection is "memorized" not by immune system cells, ...

Mar 4, 2026