The types of birds coming through your neighborhood are probably changing, and so is the timing…
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Fat fruit flies: High-sugar diet deadens sweet tooth; promotes overeating, obesity in flies
Some research suggests that one reason people with obesity overeat is because they don't enjoy food—especially…
Lions vs. porcupines—Historical records show what leads lions to hunt porcupines and what happens when they do
Not much can mess with a lion. They're four-hundred-pound top predators, bringing down large prey like…
Science Says: Why biodiversity matters to you
You may go your entire life without seeing an endangered species, yet the globe's biodiversity crisis…
Ethiopian clothes makers worst paid in the world: study
Ethiopia's clothes factory workers, producing items for top fashion brands including Guess, H&M and Calvin Klein,…
Academics show how to create a spotlight of sound with LEGO-like bricks
Academics have created devices capable of manipulating sound in the same way as light—creating exciting new…
Vaccine for African swine fever may save our bacon
Wild boar can be immunized against African Swine Fever by a new vaccine delivered to the…
New species of fish parasite named after Xena, the warrior princess
A study of parasitic crustaceans attaching themselves inside the branchial cavities (the gills) of their fish…
ATLAS Experiment adds more pieces to the Higgs boson puzzle
The Higgs boson was discovered in 2012 by the ATLAS and CMS Experiments at CERN, but its…
Engineered ‘smart cells’ improve production of pharmaceutical raw materials
Researchers in Japan have developed an integrated synthetic biology system to construct new metabolic pathways and…