Research Highlights
Selections from the scientific literature by Nature's news team
- Volume 548
- Issue 7666
Invasive parakeets and squirrels are thriving in some parts of Europe. Georgette Douwma/NPL
Conservation biology
Nature reserves shield native species from invaders
Before jaws become bone, cichlid fish are moulding their shape through exercise. Craig Albertson
Developmental biology
Baby fish that work their mouths more grow bigger jaws
Zoology
Cold snap drives lizard change
McMurdo Dry Valleys receive very little precipitation, but still support life. Colin Harris/era-images/Alamy
Climate change
Freak flood sees Antarctic desert flourish
Materials science
Sound switches material from insulator to semiconductor
The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, where the experiment took place, produces neutrinos as well as neutrons. Genevieve Martin/ORNL/US DOE
Particle physics
Neutrinos seen scattering off atomic nuclei
Chimps are the only species besides humans in which two key indicators of Alzheimer’s have been found together. Getty
Neuroscience
