See-through squid lets scientists study cephalopod nervous system
By William von HerffCredit: Tim Briggs/MBL Cephalopod Program By William von Herff WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- A team at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has...
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Exercise may induce strokes for people with blocked arteries
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 – Many overlook the warnings preceding workout classes that encourage consulting a doctor before participating in rigorous exercise. After all, isn’t...
Penguin propulsion: The physics behind the world’s fastest swimming birds
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 – Penguins aren’t just cute: they’re also speedy. Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability...
The speed of life: a zoo of cells to study developmental time
In humans, pregnancy lasts around nine months. In mice, only 20 days, and in rhinoceroses, as long as 17 months. Although many mammalian species go...
Locating executive functions in fish brains
The telencephalon is the part of the brain responsible for executive functions in fish, according to an experimental study. Zegni Triki and colleagues used guppies...
Was warfare responsible for the fall of small-scale societies?
— Complexity scientist Peter Turchin and his team at CSH, working as part of an international and interdisciplinary collaboration, may have added a meaningful piece...
2023 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize honors pioneer in computational biology
The 2023 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to scientist David J. Lipman for his visionary work in the conception, design, and implementation of computational tools, databases, and...
How good or evil are you when gaming?
Credit: Macquarie University Two papers published by Macquarie University researchers reveal that most of us ignore the meter when a moral choice is clear, but...
Fish farms can become biogas producers
Digesting fish waste can allow circular fish and vegetable farms (aquaponics) to produce biogas that can be fed back into the energy system of these...
Completing genome of rusty patched bumble bee may offer new approach to saving endangered bee
LOGAN, Utah, June 20, 2023 — A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee’s genome has been released by U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Chinese paleogeneticist FU Qiaomei awarded UNESCO–AI Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists
FU Qiaomei, a paleogeneticist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), received the UNESCO–AI Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science,...
Human Brain Project study offers insights into neuroreceptor organization
A key challenge in neuroscience is to understand how the brain can adapt to a changing world, even with a relatively static anatomy. The way...
These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, fossil evidence confirms
In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. While it was clearly a successful evolutionary strategy, paleontologists...
Extreme DNA resolution: Researchers slow down and scan multiple times individual DNA molecules
Aleksandra Radenovic, head of the Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology in the School of Engineering, has worked for years to improve nanopore technology, which involves passing a molecule...
De facto decriminalization of drug possession reduces the overall arrest toll on the Black community, although racial disparities persist
Ann Arbor, June 19, 2023 – De facto decriminalization of drug possession may be a good first step in addressing the disproportionate impact of an...
