Microbes linked to cancer in threatened California foxes, report Princeton researchers
Bridgett vonHoldt and Alexandra DeCandia find link between ear mites, staph microbes, and tumorsCredit: Edward Schrom, Princeton University Can staph ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
A roadblock for disease-causing parasites
Activating a mosquito's immune system can prevent it from transmitting the parasites that cause canine heartworm and human lymphatic filariasis, ...
French mathematician and spider aficionado Cédric Villani honoured with a new orb-weaver
With their astonishingly precise spiral webs, orb-weaving spiders are the arachnid analogy of first-class mathematicians, note the researchers behind the ...
Butterflies can acquire new scent preferences and pass these on to their offspring
Findings demonstrate that insects learn from their previous experiences and adjust their future behaviour for survival and reproductionCredit: Emilie Dion ...
Zoo improvements should benefit all animals
Credit: Paul Rose Zoo improvements should benefit all animals and include a wide range of "enrichment" techniques, researchers say. Zoos ...
Researchers rank ‘smartest’ schools of fish when it comes to travel formations
Credit: NJIT The concert of motion that fish schools are famous for isn't merely an elaborate display of synchronized swimming. ...
Blind as a bat? The genetic basis of echolocation in bats and whales
Credit: Vishu Vishuma (left), Darin Ashby (right) Clicks, squeaks, chirps, and buzzes...though they may be difficult to distinguish to our ...
Tougher start could help captive-bred game birds
Credit: Martin Clay Tougher early lives could help captive-bred game birds develop survival skills for adulthood in the wild, new ...
Second of its kind ‘sharpshooter’ leafhopper from Brazil ‘strikes’ with its colouration
Credit: Gabriel Mejdalani When, in 2014, Brazilian researchers stumbled across a never-before-seen red-eyed leafhopper feeding inside the rosettes of bromeliads, ...
19th-century bee cells in a Panamanian cathedral shed light on human impact on ecosystems
Credit: Paola Galgani-Barraza Despite being "neotropical-forest-loving creatures," some orchid bees are known to tolerate habitats disturbed by human activity. However, ...
How moon jellyfish get about
Researchers at the University of Bonn use a mathematical model to show how nerve cells control swimmingCredit: (c) Photo: Volker ...
Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don’t survive
Study examines survival rates of green sea turtles with different fibropapillomatosis tumor scores in rehabilitation facilitiesCredit: The Turtle Hospital Caused ...
Mosquitoes are drawn to flowers as much as people — and now scientists know why
Credit: Kiley Riffell Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn't get very far. They rely on this sense to ...
A model ecosystem fish story
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Have I got a fish story for you. Any angler beginning a ...
Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion
Researchers think it was one of the first animals to spend time on landCredit: Images courtesy Andrew Wendruff COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
Dresden biologists make living sperm glow
Credit: Cornelia Wetzker How do female insects manage to keep the sperm fresh for months after mating? This is a ...
Newly created embryo nourishes hope for the survival of the northern white rhino
Credit: Ami Vitale In August 2019 a team of scientists and conservationists broke new ground in saving the northern white ...
How zebra finches learn to sing
Credit: Richard Hahnloser, ETH/UZH The ability to learn new motor skills is critical to almost all aspects of our lives. ...
Cat parasite reduces general anxiety in infected mice, not just fear of feline predators
Credit: Pierre-Mehdi Hammoudi and Damien Jacot The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii is known to cause infected rodents to lose their ...
Hyperactive immune system gene causes schizophrenia-like changes in mice
Credit: Rhushikesh A. Phadke Excessive activity of an immune system gene previously linked to schizophrenia reproduces neural and behavioral aspects ...
