This five-year study funded by the National Science Foundation will enable researchers from multiple biological science disciplines to evaluate amphibian resilience to the disease chytridiomycosis, which is caused by a fungus that affects amphibians worldwide.

Snow monkeys have not previously been documented to prey on fish that live in rivers. The new study reports their fish predation and evidences the fact that aquatic insects are used as food by genomic analysis of feces. In addition, the research has identified aquatic insect species consumed by monkeys, that has not been previously achieved.

Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have concluded an excavation of two tombs in the Bronze Age city of Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus. The finds include over 150 human skeletons and close to 500 objects – including gold jewellery, gemstones and ceramics – from around 1350 BCE.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network shares new guide on effective tools for preventing and early detection of colorectal cancer and reducing cancer death; providing patients and caregivers free access to the latest expert recommendations at NCCN.org/patientguidelines.

Flexible SERS Substrates for Hazardous Materials Detection: Recent Advances In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2021.210048, the research group of Professor Venugopal Rao Soma from the University of Hyderabad, India, discuss recent advances in flexible SERS substrates for the detection of hazardous materials.

Smallholder farmers will lose about a quarter of their incomes on average by 2050 due to the effects of climate change, according to a Princeton-led study. This will lead to households falling into poverty, increasing economic inequality. Policy interventions like cash transfers can help, though.