Imperial College London and the University of Sheffield have signed up to eLife’s uncapped scheme in support of a more open, equitable and sustainable science publishing system.
A study of 28 hoverfly species suggests that smaller insects compensate for their size by evolving proportionally longer and more force-efficient wings, rather than changing how they flap.
The molecule Wnt, which plays a role in cell communication during human development, evolved from a superfamily with a shared lipid-modifying mechanism originally involved in bacterial defence and immunity.
A study in newborn chicks provides evidence that brain lateralisation, where the left and right hemispheres are functionally different, is required for the development of directional number mapping.
A 25-year observational study of female gorillas shows that individual circumstances and social context influence individual decisions to engage in more risky aggressive behaviours.
