Biology
Emotion can also cause chickens to get red in the face
Studying emotion in animals is a complex research field, little explored up to now in birds, although reddening of the...
Wake up and die: Human brain neurons re-entering the cell cycle age quickly shift to senescence
Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common...
Announcing the second cohort of the Hevolution/AFAR new investigator awardees in aging biology and geroscience research
New York, NY —The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is pleased to announce the second cohort of the Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator...
Advances in understanding the evolution of stomach loss in agastric fishes
Living beings can evolve to lose biological structures due to potential survival benefits from such losses. For example, certain groups...
Fossil frogs share their skincare secrets
Palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, have solved a hundred-year-old mystery of how some fossil frogs preserve their fleshy...
$1.8M NIH grant will help researchers follow a virus on its path to the nucleus
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson were awarded a $1.8 million grant by the National Institute of...
Bella moths use poison to attract mates. Scientists are closer to finding out how
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are as bitter and toxic as they are hard to pronounce. They’re produced by several different types of...
Bonobos aren’t as peace-loving as we thought
The endangered bonobo, the great ape of the Central African rainforest, has a reputation for being a bit of a...
Same species, different sizes: rare evolution in action spotted in island bats
A University of Melbourne researcher has spotted a rare evolutionary phenomenon happening rapidly in real time in bats living in...
Baby sharks prefer being closer to shore, show scientists
Remember #BabyShark? And no, this was not the very catchy song for kids that took the internet by storm. Earlier...
UBC research helps migrating salmon survive mortality hot-spot
When Kevin Ryan and the other hardworking volunteers at Mossom Creek Hatchery in Port Moody, B.C. release young coho smolts...
Mapping plant functional diversity from space: HKU ecologists revolutionize ecosystem monitoring with novel field-satellite integration
An international team of researchers, led by Professor Jin WU from the School of Biological Sciences at The University of...
Salk Professor Satchin Panda named 2023 AAAS fellow
LA JOLLA (April 18, 2024)—Salk Institute Professor Satchidananda Panda has been named a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for...
Fourteen years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, endemic fishes face an uncertain future
The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon was the largest accidental oil spill in history. With almost 100 million gallons...
The impact of ketogenic diets on cognitive behavior, motor function, and blood lipids
“ intermittent ketogenic diet (IKD) or ketogenic diet (KD) intervention did not improve measures of cognitive or motor behavior in...
Watching a video could change your attitude to rattlesnakes – though results varied by age, gender, religion and rattlesnake experience
Watching a video could change your attitude to rattlesnakes - though results varied by age, gender, religion and rattlesnake experienceCredit:...
Paleontologists unearth what may be the largest known marine reptile
A newly described species of ichthyosaur is likely the largest species of marine reptile ever to be formally described, according...
Cell biology: Molecular code stimulates pioneer cells to build blood vessels in the body
Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and myocardial infarction, are the world's leading causes of mortality, accounting for over 18 million deaths...
Small changes make a big difference in life cycle diagrams
Life cycle diagrams are ubiquitous in science textbooks, and they may be due for some updates. A new study finds...
Researchers crack mystery of swirling vortexes in egg cells
Egg cells are the largest single cells on the planet. Their size — often several to hundreds of times the...
