Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are a diverse group of charismatic microscopic invertebrates that are best known for their ability to survive extreme conditions....
Does your dog understand you? All dogs are smart but some are uniquely talented in learning words. According to a new study, just published in...
The smarter the bird, the more unique welfare needs it has in captivity, according to a U of G first-ever study.Credit: University of Guelph The...
Cannabis, also known as weed or marijuana, is used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Although restricted in most countries, the increasing legalisation of...
HERSHEY, Pa. — To understand the biological underpinnings of skin and hair pigmentation and related diseases such as albinism or melanoma, scientists and doctors need...
URBANA, Ill. – Cementing waterhemp’s reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, University of Illinois researchers have now documented the weed...
Dr. Eric Taylor’s (PhD ‘89) research focuses on the evolution and conservation of freshwater fishes. The UBC zoologist is also an avid angler. His new...
A team of biologists from Japan and the Philippines have identified three new species of goby fish, belonging to the genus Lentipes. They were described...
As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past,...
Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in the fruit fly, according to a new study by New York University...
London, UK – 5 October 2021 – Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have discovered a brain mechanism that enables mice to override their instincts...
In a new LIFE project funded by the European Commission, the condition and habitats of freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) populations and their host fishes, Atlantic...
Tampa, FL (Oct. 5, 2021) – Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology,...
A remarkable number of life-threatening diseases manifest more severely in males than in females. One current example is COVID-19 caused by SARS CoV-2. Another example...
In a new paper, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago report that a drug approved for treating patients with autoimmune disease helped to prevent lung damage...
