Biology
Why it’s difficult to predict evolutionary fate of a new trait
Credit: Weinreich et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The phrase "survival of the fittest" makes the principle of evolution by natural...
Young birds suffer in the city
City life is tough for young birds. But if they survive their first year, they are less susceptible to the...
Animal welfare: Potential new indicator of chronic stress in horses
Credit: Martine Hausberger Cortisol, deemed the quintessential stress hormone, allows us to cope with important events and imminent threats. A...
A sweeter way to make green products
Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware The shampoo you washed your hair with this morning. The balloons for the party....
Elizabeth Blackburn, Salk Institute’s first female president, honored by TIME
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--Salk Institute President Elizabeth Blackburn--the Institute's first female president and one of only 12 women to...
Who is eating who? How climate change is modifying fish predator prey interactions
Climate change is expected to have many impacts on the oceans; one of them is where fish are located in...
How to draw electricity from the bloodstream
Men build dams and huge turbines to turn the energy of waterfalls and tides into electricity. To produce hydropower on...
New book on The Biology of the TGF-β Family from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Cover art created by Masato Morikawa, The University of Tokyo. Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory...
Scientists to study health of plant-bacteria symbiosis in California
Credit: Sachs lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Scientists at the University of California, Riverside and Oregon State University have...
The Dead Sea: Environmental research on the edge of extremes
The water level of the Dead Sea drops by more than one meter per year. Thousands of sinkholes, sudden strong...
Lazy ants make themselves useful in unexpected ways
Credit: Matt Velazquez If the first thing that comes to mind when you think about ants is "industrious," you might...
Immune cells help fat deal with environmental challenges
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Immunosuppressive regulatory T-cells play an important role in the functioning...
An officer and a gentlewoman from the Viking army in Birka
Credit: The illustration is made by Þórhallur Þráinsson (© Neil Price). War was not an activity exclusive to males in...
A-MUD: A method for automatically detecting mouse song
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Mice, like birds, are natural born singers. From birth, they emit a wide repertoire of vocalizations especially...
UA-invented sunscreen protects skin without seeping in
Credit: University of Arizona The University of Arizona has licensed a new, non-penetrating sunscreen to MexiAloe Laboratories, S.A. de C.V.,...
Ebola: Early immune response provides insight into vaccination
The latest outbreaks of emerging, dangerous pathogens, such as Ebola, MERS-CoV or Zika, emphasise the importance of the rapid development...
How tails help geckos and other vertebrates make great strides
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A wagging tail is often associated with dogs' emotions, but the side-to-side motion may...
Beyond herbicides in the agricultural landscape
Weed control in agricultural landscapes has been dominated by herbicides for over 75 years. Like the advent of antibiotics, herbicides...
Cilia: ‘The bouncer’ of bacteria
Credit: Lab of Margaret McFall-Ngai, Pacific Biosciences Research Center at the University of Hawaii Imagine a club scene--a bouncer at...
UT Austin study raises question: Why are fossilized hairs so rare?
Credit: Image modified from Eliason et al. (2017) PRSB. When most people hear the word fossil, they probably think of...
