Researchers have identified two key genes, SbSLT1 and SbSLT2, that help sorghum resist Striga by preventing its germination.

Recent advances in ocean observation, experimental biology, and ecosystem modeling are being applied to ocean hypoxia research to reshape our understanding of the future ocean.

Developmental biology is the field of biology that studies the processes by which multicellular organisms grow and develop, controlled by their genes. Knowledge of normal developmental processes ...

If you suddenly start sneezing, get watery eyes, or experience other allergic reactions when lying in bed but don't know why, it may be due to dust mites. With a diminutive size of only a quarter of a ...

as the interaction between the mites and the birds is one of the classic stories of tropical biology. The mites "are taking advantage of the hummingbirds in two ways," said Víctor Ortega Jiménez, a ...

Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds ... associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, are closer to answering these questions, and they published their ...

Mites who hitchhike on the beaks of hummingbirds use a surprising ... Carlos Garcia-Robledom, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut ...

But experts actually say that doing this may create the perfect environment for dust mites. Not familiar with these tiny creatures? They can live in your home and, according to research published ...

In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have investigated the asexual reproduction of oribatid mites using genome sequencing ...

Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. By Douglas Main Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and ...

Yet, the oribatid mite Platynothrus peltifer challenges this paradigm: It has existed for over 20 million years—entirely without sex. The asexual oribatid mites produce their female offspring ...

Red spider mites are tiny wingless insect-like creatures that have eight legs and a one-piece body. They are so small that a hand lens is needed to see them clearly. Greenhouse spider mites ...