For the press

Latest

  1. Ants detect and monitor low levels of moonlight to navigate at night

    Researchers have shown that nocturnal bull ants can detect exceedingly low levels of polarised moonlight produced throughout the lunar month to navigate during the night.
  2. Age and sex-related changes leave female flies vulnerable to delayed harm from head injury

    A study establishes a causal relationship between early head trauma and neurodegeneration later in life, and shows how females are disproportionately affected in their response to injury.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Scientists reveal how a potassium ion channel reprograms energy production in cancer cells

    Researchers have shown how a potassium ion channel located in mitochondria rewires metabolism in breast cancer cells.
  3. Fish may naturally prefer to compete – not cooperate – during swimming

    Simulations of swimming fish identify energy-saving formations and suggest fish might be motivated by greed rather than cooperation when assuming their preferred swimming position.
  4. Media Coverage: April roundup of eLife papers in the news

    High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in April 2024, including The Scientist, Nature World News, and StudyFinds.
  5. How neighbouring whale families learn each other’s vocal style

    A study has detailed a new method of determining vocal styles in sperm whales and provides evidence supporting social learning between neighbouring clans.
  6. Media Coverage: March roundup of eLife papers in the news

    High-profile news coverage that eLife papers generated in March 2024, including The Scientist, The Jerusalem Post, and Live Science.
  7. eLife announces new podcast to highlight stories of researchers across the globe

    As part of its efforts to promote inclusiveness in research, eLife’s new Community Voices podcast provides a platform for scientists from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences.
  8. Study highlights importance of early interventions to combat HIV

    Researchers have investigated the impact of treatment initiation timing on the characteristics of HIV reservoirs, a major obstacle to eradicating the virus.
  9. Fruit fly pest meets its evolutionary match in parasitic wasp

    A parasitic wasp perfectly adapted to prey on a common fruit fly pest demonstrates key principles of ecologically driven evolution and could provide a valuable natural form of pest control.

Enquiries about published papers, material in press and eLife may be directed to [email protected], or +44 1223 855373.

If you’re writing about an eLife study, please cite eLife as the source of the article and include a link to either the article or elifesciences.org, preferably using our DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife – with the article’s five-digit extension (e.g. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00000). Reviewed Preprints follow the same format, but with the latest article version number added at the end (e.g. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00000.1). Thank you!

All content, unless otherwise stated, is available under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). All are free to use and reuse the content provided the original source and authors are credited.

The eLife media policy encourages authors to share and discuss their preprints at any time and indicates that we do not release content under embargo.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.