The burden of yellow fever in any given area is known to be heavily dependent on…
How royal jelly helps honeybee larvae defy gravity and become queens
Honeybee larvae develop into queen bees if they are fed large quantities of a food called…
Modern humans interbred with Denisovans twice in history
Modern humans co-existed and interbred not only with Neanderthals, but also with another species of archaic…
Getting lost: Why older people might lose their way
Researchers have found a possible explanation for the difficulty in spatial orientation experienced sometimes by elderly…
Diabetes: Are high blood glucose levels an effect rather than the cause of the disease?
Insulin resistance and elevated blood glucose levels are considered to be the cause of type 2…
Altering songbird brain provides insight into human behavior
A study demonstrates that a bird's song can be altered -- to the syllable -- by…
Potential for personalized immunotherapy to large variety of cancers
A new study shows that ovarian cancer, which has proved resistant to currently available immunotherapies, could…
When natural disaster strikes, can insects and other invertebrates recover?
After a 100-year flood struck south central Oklahoma in 2015, a study of the insects, arthropods,…
Compact fiber optic sensor offers sensitive analysis in narrow spaces
Researchers have developed a new flexible sensor with high sensitivity that is designed to perform variety…
New understanding of parasite biology might help stop malaria transmission
Malaria parasites multiply asexually in the human bloodstream, thereby causing chronic infection and all the complications…