Manuel López-Aliste | Differential effects of agricultural expansion on wild bee taxonomic and functional diversity – Functional Ecologists

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Manuel López-Aliste discusses the paper “Differential effects of agricultural expansion on wild bee taxonomic and functional diversity“, which was recently published in…

Roman-Era settlement found in southern France

Recent excavations near Gémenos by the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research have uncovered part of a Roman-era settlement across roughly 4,000 square metres, revealing a network of roads,…

Split Protein Builds the Infrastructure for Weight Loss

Summary: While current weight-loss blockbusters like GLP-1s focus on suppressing appetite, researchers have uncovered a completely different strategy: increasing energy expenditure by “building out” the body’s natural heat-generating tissue. The…

Can Deep Brain Stimulation Unlock Treatment-Resistant Depression?

Summary: For approximately 30% of people living with depression, standard medications and therapy simply do not work—a condition known as treatment-resistant depression. Researchers are now investigating Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 203 — China Rising

China Rising – With Dr. Namrata Goswami – YouTube Watch On On Episode 203 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Namrata Goswami…

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know

A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the United States. As a pulmonary and critical care doctor,…

Ship graveyard discovered by underwater archaeologists

Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw have discovered a concentration of shipwrecks near the ancient port of Ptolemais in northern Libya. Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed…

Stress Shift: From Alarm Mode to Reflection in 60 Minutes

Summary: True psychological resilience isn’t about how “tough” you are in the heat of the moment—it’s about how your brain reorganizes itself once the danger has passed. A groundbreaking study…

Machine Learning is Making Personality Tests 4x Faster

Summary: The traditional DISC assessment—a staple of workplace recruitment and team building—just got a high-tech makeover. New research demonstrates that machine learning can replicate DISC results with 93% accuracy while…

Haldane Prize 2025 | Xiaojing Zhang: Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale – Functional Ecologists

2025 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Xiaojing Zhang discusses her paper “Mycelium biomass and community composition impact nutrient concentration in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at fine spatial scale“, which has been shortlisted for…