For the first time ever, a team including several UC Santa Cruz scientists have directly measured the behavioral responses of...
Understanding animal emotions has been a long-running question at the forefront of welfare studies, but a University of Mississippi professor’s...
Researchers from Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM) in Japan and their colleagues have identified and derivatized a chemical...
Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently...
Gardens offer a steady and reliable source of nectar all year round, helping to keep pollinators fed when farmland sources...
A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. “The...
The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study...
The Mediterranean Sea is a paradise. Pristine waters and an incredible coastline spanning multiple continents are renowned the world over....
Breathing thin air at extreme altitudes presents a significant challenge—there’s simply less oxygen with every lungful. Yet, for more than...
Plants that are close together do everything they can to intercept light. This “shade avoidance” response has been extensively researched....
by Mohammad Ashhar I. Khan and Venkata R. Chirasani Cells, the fundamental building blocks of life, are constantly subjected to...
In stalk-eyed flies, longer eyestalks attract the ladies. Females prefer males with longer eyestalks, and other males are less likely...
