PeerJ has announced the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology, a new Open Access journal dedicated to publishing research and commentary that addresses the most pressing challenges in the field of ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have analysed down to the smallest detail the unusual arsenal of weapons that a predatory marine ...

Scientists have discovered toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ present in samples of drinking water from around the world.

A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from forest fires have surged by 60% globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive northern boreal forests ...

New USC research has revealed that the connection between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and kidney damage may be tied to dysregulation of the gut microbiome, which is made up of ...

Move more, quit smoking, lose weight: great resolutions, hard to keep. But does it get easier if there is a financial incentive in return? According to research by Radboud University and others, it ...

In an Imperial College London study, humans displayed sympathy towards and protected AI bots who were excluded from playtime.

Danish researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding why some patients with ulcerative colitis endure a more severe disease course than others. Their findings mark a significant step toward ...

New research shows microbes in our cities are evolving to resist the very cleaners we use to eliminate them. It also ...

A Dartmouth study uses experiments and modeling to explore how bacteria species coexist in bacterial communities known as ...

Most reports of vessel collisions involve large whales but all species can be affected. Globally, strikes are under-reported ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study published in ...