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Natural light gradients within a habitat may have helped form new fly species that have differing preferences for light.

A metric called the Hurst exponent could be a useful biomarker for studies exploring brain differences between men and women with autism spectrum disorder.

To predict how species loss will affect ecosystems, it is important to consider how biodiversity influences processes such as decomposition.

The linguistic characteristics of peer review reports are not influenced by research area, type of review or reviewer gender, which is evidence for the robustness of peer review.

An analysis of 67,885 preprints on bioRxiv finds evidence for disparities in international participation that are similar to the disparities found in conventional journals.

A study of 24 million articles has revealed that scientists have created more than 1 million acronyms since 1950, most of which have been used fewer than 10 times.

Some immature neurons in the cerebral cortex of mammals might wait for years before they become activated and finish their development.

The flexible escape behavior exhibited by C. elegans in response to threats relies on a combination of feedback and feedforward circuits.

A survey of over 300 applicants for faculty positions reveals that there are many paths to securing a job offer.

Computer simulations of model proteins with sticker-and-spacer architectures shed light on the formation of biomolecular condensates in cells.