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To curb the destructive illegal ivory trade, the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) announced in 2008 that it would suspend its...

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS — A Biosecurity Research Institute study has found important results in the fight against Zika virus: Culex mosquitoes do...

Credit: Kyoto University Researchers have developed a mathematical formula based on the rhythmic movement of a sperm's head and tail, which significantly reduces the complexities...

Scientists have discovered that a specialised white blood cell found in birds can destroy a potentially fatal fungal infection which affects more than one million...

New research from the University of Copenhagen points to an entirely new approach for designing insulin-based pharmaceuticals. The approach could open the door for more...

Credit: WFU/Ken Bennett Animal behavior researchers at Wake Forest University have found that the highly territorial downy woodpecker interprets drumming intensity from adversaries to figure...

Credit: University of Bergen Earlier studies have suggested that having repeated annual influenza vaccination can prevent natural immunity to the virus, and potentially increase the...

Credit: Jessica Mark Welch and Yuko Hasegawa, MBL WOODS HOLE, Mass.– Disruptions in the microbiome of the human gut are correlated with several diseases, including...

Credit: ZikaPLAN Umeå University is among the 25 leading research and public health organizations from Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe gathered in...

Credit: © 2016 Sargent et al. Malnourished children living in the same household who are given the same food to eat sometimes have stark differences...

Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but overuse is leading to one of the world's most pressing health threats: antibiotic resistance....

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. — Fruit flies may be small, but the genetic secrets they can unlock for humans are mighty. In...

The best laid plans of mice and men are a bit different — at least when it comes to kidney development. Compared to a mouse,...

Credit: The Danish FA It is now well-established that physical fitness and resting heart rate are a strong mortality predictors and that exercise training is...

Credit: Photograph courtesy of Medical University of South Carolina immunologist Dr. Chrystal M. Paulos and Dartmouth's Dr. Mary Jo Turk. The molecule CD103 is key...