Unpredictable food sources drive some bats to cooperatively search for food

With the help of novel miniature sensors, biologists have found that bat species foraged socially if…

Plants’ defense against insects is a bouquet

Researchers have revealed how the mixture of chemical weapons deployed by plants keeps marauding insects off…

Genetically modified pigs resist infection with the classical swine fever virus

Researchers have developed genetically modified pigs that are protected from classical swine fever virus (CSFV), according…

Collagen nanofibrils in mammalian tissues get stronger with exercise

A recent experimental study on nanoscale collagen fibrils sheds light on reasons why collagen is such…

Peeling off slimy biofilms like old stickers

Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and…

Origins of Pain

Research in mice identifies a set of neurons responsible for sustained pain and resulting pain-coping behaviors…

Biologists turn eavesdropping viruses into bacterial assassins

Researchers have found a bacteria-killing virus that can listen in on bacterial conversations -- and then…

How the brain tells you to scratch that itch

It's a maddening cycle that has affected us all: it starts with an itch that triggers…

Exercise-induced hormone irisin triggers bone remodeling in mice

Exercise has been touted to build bone mass, but exactly how it actually accomplishes this is…

Neanderthal genes give clues to human brain evolution

A distinctive feature of modern humans is our round (globular) skulls and brains. Researchers report that…