Introduction Primate middle temporal (MT) area plays a critical role in the perception of visual motion. A long line of study has established that MT’s encoding of motion direction is…
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Hindbrain Adenosine 5-Triphosphate (ATP)-Purinergic Signaling Triggers LH Surge and Ovulation via Activation of AVPV Kisspeptin Neurons in Rats
Abstract Ovulation disorders are a serious problem for humans and livestock. In female rodents, kisspeptin neurons in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) are responsible for generating a luteinizing hormone (LH)…
Climate lags and genetics determine phenology in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Why does tree phenology (spring leaf out and autumn leaf drop) vary across space and time? Most explanations focus on the role of climate on immediate physiology. However not all…
European Renewable Energy Set for Huge Growth Over Next Decade
New report analyses data from more than 300 sources to identify key challenges and insights. BRACKNELL, UK. 20th March 2023 – Europe will see tremendous change to its renewable energy…
Static electricity helps parasitic nematodes land on victims
LAS VEGAS — Some species of parasitic roundworms can catapult themselves high into the air to latch onto fruit flies and other insects. Experiments now reveal that leaping Steinernema carpocapsae…
This fish could expand what we know about one odd deep-sea ecosystem
Off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica sits a deep-sea chimera of an ecosystem. Jacó Scar is a methane seep, where the gas escapes from sediment into the seawater, but…
Honeybees waggle to communicate. But to do it well, they need dance lessons
In a castaway test setup, groups of young honeybees figuring out how to forage on their own start waggle dancing spontaneously — but badly. Waggling matters. A honeybee’s rump-shimmy runs…
Dry farming could help agriculture in the western U.S. amid climate change
In the parking lot behind a grocery store in Portland, Ore., last September, several hundred tomato aficionados gathered on a sunny, breezy day for Tomato Fest. While many attendees devoured…
PhD Spotlight | An Amazonian Adventure
We travel to Brazil, canoe through the Amazon, and go on a quest to find the cardinal tetra. As part of my PhD research, I was fortunate enough to go…
Rare video of tigress and three cubs in Thailand | Stories
Incredible footage of a tigress and her three cubs was recorded in western Thailand last year. With only 148-189 wild tigers in all of Thailand, a tiger sighting is rare…
