Mammals and birds could have best shot at surviving climate change
New research that analyzed more than 270 million years of data on animals shows that mammals and birds - both warm-blooded animals - may...
Visualizing danger from songbird warning calls
Watch out! Snake!
The moment you hear this, you cannot help but imagine a slithering creature, as your body prepares for a possible attack. In...
How to reduce heat extremes by 2-3 degrees C
New research published today in Nature Geoscience has found that climate engineering that modifies the properties of the land surface in highly populated areas...
Boosting Sirt4 gene activity extends healthy lifespan in fruit flies
A new study on the mechanics of aging and longevity finds that fruit flies inhibited from producing the protein Sirt4 -- which is also...
Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer’s
People with Alzheimer's disease are known to have disturbances in their internal body clocks that affect the sleep/wake cycle and may increase risk of...
What happens to language as populations grow? It simplifies, say researchers
Languages have an intriguing paradox. Languages with lots of speakers, such as English and Mandarin, have large vocabularies with relatively simple grammar. Yet the...
Men hold secret to protect women from multiple sclerosis
Men are much less likely to get multiple sclerosis (MS) than women and one reason is that they are protected by high levels of...
Reach out and feed someone: Automated system finds rapid honey bee communication networks
"Only connect"--E. M. Forster's pithy quotation captures an essential feature of any society, human or animal: the patterns of interactions among individuals out of...
Americans are spending more time at home, and it’s saving a lot of energy
Researchers have identified a positive trade-off for the rise in online shopping, our consumption of streaming video, and employees working from home. Despite increasing...
New Egyptian dinosaur reveals ancient link between Africa and Europe
When it comes to the final days of the dinosaurs, Africa is something of a blank page. Fossils found in Africa from the Late...
Uncovering the early origins of Huntington’s disease
With new findings, scientists may be poised to break a long impasse in research on Huntington's disease, a fatal hereditary disorder for which there...
