Recent years have witnessed a widespread and catastrophic decline in the number of forest elephants in protected areas in Côte d’Ivoire, according to a study…
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Many wild animals lose their fear of predators rapidly after they start encountering humans. Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such…
Rescue French bulldog and pug snoozing in basket. Credit: Katy Price Owners of bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs are highly likely to want to own…
Most taste cells selectively respond to a specific stimulus type while broadly responsive cells respond to multiple taste qualities. Credit: Jhanna Flora and Kathryn Medler…
An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and transmission in human immune…
Rates of psychological distress, including depression and anxiety symptoms, were found among Australian adults during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia, according to…
A paper published July 7, 2020, in the open access journal PLOS Biology outlines a roadmap for creating, for the first time, an agreed list…
PiVR is a do-it-yourself tool that enables scientists to create virtual realities with optogenetics in small animals. (Right) Trajectory (blue line) of a fruit fly…
This is a Siamese fighting fish. Betta fish opponents undergo similar brain changes that become more synchronized after longer fights. When two betta fish are…
Young children understand dinosaurs and The Wiggles are (or were!) real, and that fictional characters like Peter Pan and Spongebob are not real — but…
People who feel more threatened by COVID-19 and rank highly on scales of emotionality and conscientiousness were most likely to stockpile toilet paper in March…
In space, astronauts are constantly bombarded by galactic cosmic radiation, comprised of a mixture of highly energetic ions, putting them at increased risk of radiogenic…
A Malay pangolin climbing a Lychee tree. Credit: Jinping Chen Mammals known as scaly anteaters are natural hosts of coronaviruses, but are not likely the…
Upper part of the body of grave 43 during excavation. The girl had an artificially deformed skull, was place in a grave with a side…
Antiviral Drug Baloxavir Reduces Transmission of Flu Virus in Animal Study Baloxavir treatment reduced transmission of the flu virus from infected ferrets to healthy ferrets,…
Modified BoNT/B (blue) is modeled onto membranes through anchoring with its two receptors (yellow and red), showing that the two tryptophan residues interact with membranes.…
General morphology of retouched shell tools, Figs C-L are from the Pigorini Museum. Credit: Villa et al., 2020 Neandertals collected clam shells and pumice from…
Astronaut Michael Foale sampling the potable water delivery system from the International Space Station. Microbes that likely colonized the water dispenser before takeoff are still…