Barbara Bignon | In good form: Morphological adaptations to burrowing lifestyles in cockroaches – Functional Ecologists

In this blog post, we’re looking at a familiar (and often un-welcomed) six-legged friend – the cockroach! Discussing the recently published paper: “In good form: morphological adaptations to burrowing lifestyles…

Focused sound energy holds promise for treating cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases

Sound waves at frequencies above the threshold for human hearing are routinely used in medical care. Also known as ultrasound, these sound waves can help clinicians diagnose and monitor disease,…

Yes, ADHD diagnoses are rising, but that doesn’t mean it’s overdiagnosed

Many news outlets have reported an increase – or surge – in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, diagnoses in both children and adults. At the same time, health care providers, teachers…

Where you live may affect your brain health, new study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The conditions where you live may influence your brain health and risk for dementia, according to a new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.…

Low-power MoS₂-based microwave transmitter could advance communications

Optical photograph of 2D phased array transmitters fabricated on a four-inch monolayer MoS2 wafer. The wafer contains a total of 30 2D transmitters. Credit: Wu et al. (Nature Electronics, 2025).…

Can we hear gravitational-wave ‘beats’ in the rhythm of pulsars?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen by international pulsar timing array collaborations in 2023 could come from a…

The viral Chicago ‘Rat Hole’ almost certainly wasn’t made by a rat

Chicago’s viral ‘Rat Hole’ is less rat splat, more squirrel squish. Researchers determined it was probably a squirrel that left a rodent-shaped impression in the concrete of the Windy City.…

Ditch the ‘shrink it and pink it’ approach to women’s running shoes, researchers say

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sports footwear manufacturers should ditch the “shrink it and pink it” approach to women’s running shoes, because it fails to differentiate women’s distinct anatomical and biomechanical…

Robot ‘backpack’ drone launches, drives and flies to tackle emergencies

Credit: California Institute of Technology Introducing X1: The world’s first multirobot system that integrates a humanoid robot with a transforming drone that can launch off the humanoid’s back, and later,…

Prehistoric megastructures reveal large-scale hunting networks

An airborne laser survey on the Karst Plateau of the Adriatic hinterland has led to the discovery of previously unknown dry-stone megastructures. The results of the study, published in the…