Science News

• Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century April 25, 2024
  Global biodiversity has declined between 2% and 11% during the 20th century due to land-use change alone, according to a large multi-model study. Projections show climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by the mid-21st century.
• Food in sight? The liver is ready! April 25, 2024
  What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few minutes. Stimulated by the activation of a group of nerve cells in the brain, the mitochondria of […]
• With hybrid brains, these mice smell like a rat April 25, 2024
  Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into another.
• How do birds flock? Researchers do the math to reveal previously unknown aerodynamic phenomenon April 25, 2024
  How do birds fly in a coordinated and seemingly effortless fashion? Part of the answer lies in precise, and previously unknown, aerodynamic interactions, reports a team of mathematicians. Its breakthrough broadens our understanding of wildlife, including fish, who move in schools, and could have applications in transportation and energy.
• Human activities have an intense impact on Earth's deep subsurface fluid flow April 24, 2024
  Hydrologists predict human-induced underground fluid fluxes to rise with climate change mitigation strategies like carbon sequestration.