Biology
On polygamous females and single-parent males
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University/ L. Eberhart-Phillips Male plovers survive more successfully in the wild than females. Behavioural researchers at Bielefeld...
Lab grown human colons change study of GI disease
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists used human pluripotent stem cells to generate human embryonic colons in a laboratory that...
Bug spray accumulation in the home
Warmer temperatures can lead to a flurry of unwelcome guests to our house - flies, mosquitoes, fleas, wasps, bedbugs and...
Cells in fish’s spinal discs repair themselves
Credit: Jennifer Bagwell, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke researchers have discovered a unique repair mechanism in the developing backbone...
Discovery of a new mechanism involved in the migration of cancer cells
Credit: Guillaume Montagnac / Gustave Roussy / Inserm Supervised by Guillaume Montagnac, Inserm research leader at Gustave Roussy, in collaboration...
The two faces of rot fungi
Yoghurt, beer, bread and specialities such as tasty blue cheeses or good wine -- special microorganisms and refining processes first...
Mouse study suggests how hearing a warning sound turns into fearing it over time
The music from the movie "Jaws" is a sound that many people have learned to associate with a fear of...
Turtle go-slow zone extensions needed
James Cook University marine scientists are calling for an extension of go-slow zones in turtle habitats to reduce boat strikes...
MIT Portugal international industry roundtable on new technologies for old industries
Credit: CMira and MIT Portugal In countries such as Portugal, bio-innovation and entrepreneurship in sectors that rely on existing natural...
A rising star
It's a tiny marine invertebrate, no more than 3 millimeters in size. But closely related to humans, Botryllus schlosseri might...
Lessons from whale population collapse could help future species at risk
A study of historic whaling records has revealed there were warning signs that populations of commercially harvested whales were heading...
New insight into a central biological dogma on ion transport
Credit: Bjørn Panyella Pedersen, Aarhus University New research results from Aarhus University and New York University show how active transport...
How do genes get new jobs? Wasp venom offers new insights
Credit: Matthew Mann/ University of Rochester Amid the incredible diversity of living things on our planet, there is a common...
Australian origin likely for iconic New Zealand tree
Credit: Image credit: Kahuroa. No rights reserved. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MetrosiderosAK.jpg Ancestors of the iconic New Zealand Christmas Tree, P?hutukawa, may...
Geology rocks the Pacific Northwest: GSA Meeting returns to Seattle
Boulder, CO, USA: Registration is open for The Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting & Exposition, to be held 22-25...
Critical gaps in our knowledge of where infectious diseases occur
Credit: C. Rahbek, L. A. Hansen, J. Fjeldså, One-degree resolution database of the global distribution of birds (The Natural History...
UM research points to previously unknown pine marten diversity
MISSOULA - The elusive American pine marten, a little-studied member of the weasel family, might be more diverse than originally...
Worm studies investigate how grandparents’ experiences can affect our genes
Studies of human populations suggest that our health and longevity could be affected by the diets and experiences of our...
How pythons regenerate their organs and other secrets of the snake genome
Credit: Todd Castoe Evolution takes eons, but it leaves marks on the genomes of organisms that can be detected with...
How eggs got their shapes
Credit: (Credit: Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology) The evolution of the amniotic egg -- complete with membrane and shell --...
