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Plants & Animals Jun 27, 2024

Researchers discover how nerve cells in bat brains respond to their environment and social interactions with other bats

Researchers have found that nerve cells in the hippocampus region of the brain encode complex information on numerous characteristics of other individuals in the same social group.

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Simulating blood flow dynamics for improved nanoparticle drug delivery

Despite gaining a bad rap in mainstream media in recent years, nanoparticles have been successfully used for decades in targeted drug delivery systems. Drug molecules can be encapsulated within biodegradable nanoparticles ...

Plants & Animals Jun 27, 2024

Under pressure: How comb jellies have adapted to life at the bottom of the ocean

The bottom of the ocean is not hospitable. There is no light; the temperature is freezing cold; and the pressure of all the water above will literally crush you. The animals that live at this depth have developed biophysical ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 27, 2024

The worm has turned: DIY lab platform evaluates new molecules in minutes

Plants are powerhouses of molecular manufacturing. Over the eons, they have evolved to produce a plethora of small molecules—some are beneficial and valuable to humans, while others can be deadly. For years, a good way ...

Plants & Animals Jun 27, 2024

Female capybara goes to Florida as part of a breeding program for the large South American rodents

A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents.

Paleontology & Fossils Jun 27, 2024

Most pristine trilobite fossils ever found shake up scientific understanding of the long extinct group

Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever discovered. The fossils, which are more than 500 million years old, were collected in the High Atlas of Morocco and are being ...

Ecology Jun 27, 2024

Predicting chronic wasting disease in counties could prevent spread

Wildlife experts have developed a regional computer model—and user-friendly app—that predicts counties in 16 states where wildlife managers should target their surveillance of chronic wasting disease in deer, helping ...

Plants & Animals Jun 27, 2024

World's smallest living elephants listed as Endangered on Red List

A newly confirmed elephant subspecies is already at risk of extinction.

Ecology Jun 27, 2024

Kick-starting seagrass for a climate-proof sea

Once upon a time, seagrass meadows of about 150 square kilometers covered the bottom of the Dutch Wadden Sea. Now, seagrasses have all but disappeared, just like in many other places in the world. But these unique saltwater ...

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Novel peptide formulation shows promise of restoring cognitive decline in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a complicated mental health disorder accompanied by a wide range of symptoms such as hallucinations, impaired cognitive ability, and disorganized speech or behavior. It has been associated with anomalies ...

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