Study reveals different forms of interaction between insect groups: while some caterpillar species have bodies covered with molecules identical to those of the plants they inhabit and are 'invisible' to ants, others offer ants nectar in exchange for protection from predators

Low oxygen seawater (hypoxia) may be more stressful to reef organisms than high water temperatures and ocean acidity, which are usually considered the most serious stressors associated with global change. Researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama test all three by flipping sea urchins.

Planting cassava can help countries tackle key environmental and sustainable development concerns. The low-cost root crop, nicknamed 'Rambo root' for its rugged appearance and resilient attributes, produces the highest amount of calories per hectare in most tropical countries, can withstand increasing temperatures and thrives in poor soils.

In vitro studies and experiments with mice show that the natural extract was more effective than the only drug available to combat this parasitic disease

Experiments with mice and humans showed that exercise training increased the expression in adipose tissue of a key enzyme for the organism's metabolic health, combating the harmful effects of aging and obesity

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences -- Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology (BIOS-SCOPE) program received five years of additional funding from the Simons Foundation International to continue its study of the microbial oceanography of the Sargasso Sea. This collaborative research effort, founded in 2015, leverages expertise from scientists in systems biology, genomics, and marine chemistry to understand the sources, sinks, and transformations of organic matter in this unique region of the North Atlantic.

Study by Brazilian researchers reported in Nature Communications shows that trees are growing faster in forests worldwide, including the Amazon, but their lives are getting shorter