Brain Circuit Found That Helps Explain Why Motivation to Learn Declines With Age
Research on mice suggests aging affects a brain circuit critical for learning to make some types of decisions. As people age, they often lose their…
Research on mice suggests aging affects a brain circuit critical for learning to make some types of decisions. As people age, they often lose their…
Ogre-faced spiders, named for their massive eyes, hide during the day and hunt by night, dangling from Florida palm fronds and casting silk nets on…
Insights into century-old controversy about key gland’s development arise from research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC A new USC-led study suggests…
A global study of ancient dog DNA, led by scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, University of Oxford, University of Vienna and archaeologists from more…
A new study has identified two Australian bees that have adapted their vision at night for the first time. Australian bees are known for pollinating…
Many of the fundamental principles in biology and essentially all pathways regulating development were identified in so-called genetics screens. Originally pioneered in the fruit fly…
When it comes to hitching a ride, whale-surfing remoras are perfectly at home latching onto the largest creatures on the planet. “From static photos, it’s…
Study uses new method to show that Pterosaurs became twice as good at flying over their existence. Pterodactyls and other related winged reptiles that lived…
Two fossils from a group of extinct seabirds represent the largest individuals ever found. Fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s represent the oldest giant…
The precise timing of a bird’s complex song is driven in part by the often-ignored “wires” connecting neurons in the bird’s brain, according to a…
Most of the world’s leopards are endangered and generally, the number of these shy and stunning cats is decreasing. However, according to a recent study…
Study confirms bats adopt multiple strategies to reduce pro-inflammatory responses, thus mitigating potential immune-mediated tissue damage and disease. Findings provide important insights for medical research…
A new paper in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that wild vampire bats that are sick spend less time near others from their…
Poop is full of secrets. For scientists, digging into feces provides insights into animal diets and is particularly useful for understanding nocturnal or rare species….
Discovery that bacterial biofilms behave like animal embryos sheds new light on the origin of life. Bacteria are a dominant form of life that inhabit…
Innovative microscopy method reveals unexpected similarities between mammals and birds. Some birds can achieve extraordinary cognitive performance — but their brains were considered to be…
Plants are able to keep growing indefinitely because they have tissues made of meristems — plant stem cells — which have the unique ability to…
The American pika is a charismatic, diminutive relative of rabbits that some researchers say is at high risk of extinction due to climate change. Pikas…