The oldest molecular fluids in the solar system could have supported the rapid formation and evolution of the building blocks of life, new research in… Read More »Scientists reveal solar system’s oldest molecular fluids could hold the key to early life
Like power lines in an electrical grid, long wiry projections that grow outward from neurons structures known as axons form interconnected communication networks that run… Read More »Scientists regenerate neurons in mice with spinal cord injury and optic nerve damage
For decades, biology textbooks have stated that eyes communicate with the brain exclusively through one type of signaling pathway. But a new discovery shows that… Read More »Our Eyes send an unexpected signal to the brain
An international team of evolutionary biologists and paleontologists have reconstructed the evolution of the avian brain using a massive dataset of brain volumes from dinosaurs,… Read More »How birds evolved big brains
To find out more about birds such as the black-tailed godwit, ecologists have been conducting long-term population studies using standardized information on reproductive behaviour such… Read More »The secret life of godwits
Research published in the Journal of Animal Ecology reveals a new mechanism of how grey squirrels affect native red squirrels in Europe through parasite-mediated competition. An international… Read More »Parasite carried by grey squirrels negatively impacts red squirrel behavior
You have never watched a dodo bird scurry along the ground. You have never been frightened by a saber-toothed cat crouched in a tree. You… Read More »Endangered and Extinct Animals
Global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in our oceans, a new IMAS-led study has shown.… Read More »Climate change to affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways
Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) is rapidly spreading through Europe. Both experts and citizen scientists… Read More »What is the Asian hornet invasion going to cost Europe?
A sponge found in Manado Bay, Indonesia, makes a molecule called manzamine A, which stops the growth of cervical cancer cells, according to a recent… Read More »Using sponges to wipe out cancer
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