Medicine and Life Sciences - Life Sciences
Europe’s buzzards are losing their colour diversity
A Europe-wide citizen science study reveals common buzzards are becoming more uniform in colour. Mapping colour: Scientists used nearly 100,000 citizen science observations to map and track common buzzard plumage colour across Europe.
Villages: underestimated habitats with potential
Villages can provide important habitats for insects. A new study by the University of Würzburg shows which areas in rural settlements are particularly rich in species - and where there is still room for improvement.
Caught red-handed
Researchers have deciphered the process by which the influenza virus steals the cap of the host RNA to replicate.
How mice see: newly discovered nerve cells perceive more than just edges
Research team identifies new selectivity in mouse visual cortex using "digital twins". The visual cortex is the part of the brain that enables visual perception.
Climate change pushes tropical insects to their heat limit
Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming. This is shown by a recent study by the universities of Würzburg and Bremen.
Did the first human ancestor originate in the Balkans? - New fossil shows evidence of bipedalism
An international team of researchers say a newly discovered fossil thighbone from Bulgaria could rewrite the history of human origins.
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