Animals living in large groups tend to have more parasites than less social animals do, but according to a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, they may also be better protected from the negative effects of those ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2018
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Global research reveals some of the world's most damaging parasitic worm species are being spread by wildlife, not just by dogs and cats.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2018
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Slugs and snails are the bane of almost every vegetable planting gardener and farmer. Slugs in particular have voracious appetites and are relentless in eating stems, leaves and shoots. No wonder gardeners have sought any ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 10, 2018
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Do you know about "comparative spermatology?" It's the science of describing spermatozoa. A first international congress was devoted to it in 1970. In 1976, more than 1,000 animal species had their spermatozoa described by ...
Evolution
Mar 9, 2018
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When laboratory mice moved to the countryside where they could burrow in dirt, forage for food and generally live like ordinary mice, they became more susceptible to infection with parasitic whipworms than mice that stayed ...
Ecology
Mar 8, 2018
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A study released today from an international team of researchers shines new light on "co-infections," infectious diseases that attack the immune system simultaneously. The findings offer insights for treating malaria and ...
Ecology
Feb 8, 2018
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Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans, are tiny worms with tiny brains—their whole bodies are the width of a pencil tip and contain only 302 neurons. These nematodes live out their two-week-long lifespans in rotting vegetation, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 23, 2018
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Ancient faeces from prehistoric burials on the Greek island of Kea have provided the first archaeological evidence for the parasitic worms described 2,500 years ago in the writings of Hippocrates - the most influential works ...
Archaeology
Dec 14, 2017
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A new tool has been developed by scientists at the University of Manchester to help reverse the decline in some of the world's most endangered species of amphibians.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2017
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A research team, led by John Graham-Brown at the University of Liverpool, describe three cases in UK dogs with recent history of travel to mainland Europe.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2017
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