Nestling blue tits can discriminate between the smell of other nestlings and adapt their begging…
Month: May 2017
Untangling the knots in cell stress
A new study describes how different UPR transducers are used selectively for protein correction.
Scientists find a way to pack grains and drugs most efficiently
Scientists have discovered a way to solve a problem that has baffled humans for so…
Dig it! Two new shrimp species found in burrows at the bottom of the Gulf of California
Although the Santa MarĂa-La Reforma lagoon complex in the Gulf of California is one of…
In both love and war, alligators signal size by bellowing
American alligators produce loud, low-frequency vocalizations called ‘bellows’. Cognitive biologists investigated these vocalizations and found…
Shearing of alpacas is necessary, but also stressful
Alpacas, a species of New World camelids, have very thick wool. This requires them to…
Osteoarthritis could be prevented with good diet and exercise
Osteoarthritis can potentially be prevented with a good diet and regular exercise, a new expert…
Stem cells in plants and animals behave surprisingly similarly
A new study shows that the behavior of stem cells in plants and animals is…
Chronic childhood illness linked with later life mental health problems
A new study into the effects of chronic physical illness in children on their life-long…
Playground politics: What drives rejection amongst children?
New research approaches the subject of rejection in a different way. It asked the children…