Giant salamanders, geckos and olms: Vanishing species diversity in Siberia

Scientists have studied the development of the amphibian and reptile fauna in Western Siberia during the…

Blood fatty acids reveal your child’s diet

Eating lots of sugary candy may strain the liver, alter the body’s fatty acid metabolism and…

New portal to unveil the dark sector of the universe

Once upon a time, the Universe was just a hot soup of particles. In those days,…

Male hormone plays key role in ovarian development

The male “androgen” hormone is an important element in the ovarian development of female chicken embryos,…

Spiritual retreats change feel-good chemical systems in the brain

More Americans than ever are turning to spiritual, meditative and religious retreats as a way to…

Immune study in chickens reveals key hurdle for Campylobacter vaccine effort

The immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during…

Biologists find surprising variability in courtship behaviors of wolf spiders

Studies of wolf spiders found that courtship displays help preserve genetic isolation between closely related species.…

Largest survey to date of patient and family experience at US children’s hospitals

A survey of more than 17,000 parents of hospitalized children gives mixed responses about the quality…

Yellow fever killing thousands of monkeys in Brazil

In a vulnerable forest in southeastern Brazil, where the air was once thick with the guttural…

Biopesticide could defeat insecticide resistance in bedbugs

A fungal biopesticide that shows promise for the control of bed bugs is highly effective even…