Illustration of an Elasmosaurus, an extinct marine reptile in the genus of Plesiosaur. A new research study finds that large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles…
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A new study of black-handed spider monkeys in Panama shows that they seek out and eat fruit that is ripe enough to have fermented, containing…
Rat study of phenolic compound shows improved blood vessel formation and healing times. Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing,…
Boa constrictors breathe with different sections of rib cage when constricting prey and digesting dinner. The later stages of pregnancy can make life difficult as…
NIH study in ground squirrels suggests dual function for mitochondria in photoreceptor cells. Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have discovered that power-producing organelles…
Step away from the cotton swab! Imagine you’re watching TV. Suddenly, your ear feels a little itchy. You stick your pinky finger in there and…
Image Caption: The image of a clock with brightfield macrophage images around it shows how circadian changes of cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans, shown in…
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba show that increased activation of the bilateral prefrontal cortex accompanies improvements to mood and cognitive function after only a…
The newly discovered muscle layer runs from the back of the cheekbone to the anterior muscular process of the lower jaw. (S= superficial layer, D=…
Side of mouth: Early signs of chalky teeth include creamy-brown patches (pictured) or extra-white spots on the teeth. Credit: The D3 Group A blood protein…
Visualization of local damage in skeletal muscle fibers (soleous and gastro) of young mice after exercise, by staining with local damage markers such as Filamina…
The microtubule network (green) re-organizes at the muscle lesion and attracts myonuclei. Credit: William Roman, iMM Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process…
New research published in The Journal of Physiology has shown that ketone supplements may be a novel therapeutic strategy for protecting and improving brain health in people…
Perspective published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition argues the root causes of the obesity epidemic are more related to what we eat rather…
When rats are fed a high fat diet, this disturbs the body clock in their brain that normally controls satiety, leading to over-eating and obesity.…
Is It Cheaper To Be Bigger? Evolutionary Lessons From the Extreme Weapons of Giraffe Weevil Warriors
Is It Cheaper To Be Bigger? Evolutionary Lessons From the Extreme Weapons of Giraffe Weevil Warriors
A female New Zealand giraffe weevil (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis) taken at Matuku Reserve. Credit: Christina Painting, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nepalese craftsman, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, holds the…
Selective extinction of apex predators suggests a shift to more generalist diets. A global catastrophe 66 million years ago led to the extinction of all…
The golden poison frog, Phyllobates terribilis. Credit: Chris Wellner, Smithsonian’s National Zoo A team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford…
An international collaboration elucidates the mechanisms that facilitate accurate identification of moving images. Imagine meeting a friend on the street, and imagine that with every…
Artistic rendering of dying cells protecting their neighbors to maintain tissue integrity. Holes in epithelium created by uncoordinated cell death are shown in purple. Credit:…