Navigating land and water: How centipedes walk and swim
Centipedes not only walk on land but also swim in water.
Plants & Animals
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France bans two US pesticides, citing risk to bees
French authorities on Wednesday banned two US pesticides which ecologists deem harmful to bees.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2019
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Genetic discovery holds implications for better immunity, longer life
Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans.
Biotechnology
Nov 20, 2019
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Malawi fights tsetse flies, disease after wildlife relocated
The relocation of hundreds of elephants to Malawi's largest wildlife reserve was meant to be a sign of hope and renewal in this southern African nation. Then nearby residents began falling ill.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2019
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Male spiders show their sensitive side
The sensory capacity of male spiders during mating may be higher than previously thought, a study in the open access journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests.
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2019
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Bio-circuitry mimics synapses and neurons in a step toward sensory computing
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee and Texas A&M University demonstrated bio-inspired devices that accelerate routes to neuromorphic, or brain-like, computing.
General Physics
Oct 17, 2019
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A rat's brain, on and off methamphetamine
Drug addiction is a vicious cycle of reward and withdrawal. Chronic users often relapse because of the unpleasant physical and psychological symptoms they experience when they stop taking the drug. Now, researchers report ...
Biochemistry
Oct 16, 2019
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Did parasite manipulation influence human neurological evolution?
It seems so obvious that someone should have thought of it decades ago: Since parasites have plagued eukaryotic life for millions of years, their prevalence likely affected evolution. Psychologist Marco Del Giudice of the ...
Nanocapsule reaches cancer that has spread to central nervous system in mice
Cancer that has spread to the central nervous system is notoriously difficult to treat. Now, UCLA researchers have developed a drug delivery system that breaks through the blood-brain barrier in order to reach and treat cancer ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 14, 2019
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Why so fly: Scientists discover some fruit flies learn better than others
Fruit flies could one day provide new avenues to discover additional genes that contribute to a person's ability to learn and remember. Scientists at the University of Missouri are studying genes of fruit flies to explore ...
Evolution
Aug 7, 2019
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