/channels/taxonomy/term/3618/all en /channels/news/honey-i-shrunk-ants-how-environment-controls-size-243448 <p>Until now scientists have believed that the variations in traits such as our height, skin colour, tendency to gain weight or not, intelligence, tendency to develop certain diseases, etc., all of them traits that exist along a continuum, were a result of both genetic and environmental factors. But they didn鈥檛 know how exactly these things worked together. By studying ants, 黑料不打烊 researchers have identified a key mechanism by which environmental (or epigenetic) factors influence the expression of all of these traits, (along with many more). Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:05:19 +0000 webfull 108724 at /channels /channels/news/mammals-spiny-plants-and-savanna-story-262558 <p><strong><em>黑料不打烊 Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>The evolution and distribution of spiny plants holds clue to spread of African savanna</em></p> Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:25:23 +0000 webfull 121057 at /channels /channels/news/critical-information-missing-fight-save-wildlife-262598 <p><span>With global temperatures continuing to rise at an alarming rate, predictions for the impact of climate change on plants and wildlife must improve to give scientists a clearer picture of which species are most at risk of extinction.</span></p> Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:31:23 +0000 webfull 121097 at /channels