The reason why so many tree species can coexist in species-rich forests has long been a subject of debate in ecology. This question is key to understanding the mechanisms governing the dynamics and ...

The data sets are very large: with more than 75 permanent forest dynamics plots in 29 countries worldwide, the Forest Global Earth Observatory network (ForestGEO) of the Smithsonian Tropical Research ...

Cellular protein degradation requires a complex molecular machine, the proteasome. To mitigate the fundamental challenge of assembling the 66-subunit proteasome, cells utilize dedicated chaperones to ...

The development of Innovation is the most important core for the knowledge economy, which is regarded as the primary driving force for progress. The Innovation development generally provides some new ...

Researchers are turning to zebrafish to unlock the secrets of place cells, which play a crucial role in forming mental maps of space, social networks, and abstract relationships. Until now, place ...

Even in darkness, many animals retain a sense of orientation because their nervous system sustains a memory of heading encoded by the activity of head-direction (HD) cells. Animals continuously update ...