Becoming a king of lions is as dramatic in real life as it is in the movies. A new four-part documentary series, Lion, captures the journey of a cub named…
Category: Life
Rosa Jolma | Season matters for parasite heatwave tolerance, as do species and life stage – Functional Ecologists
In this Behind the Paper blog post, author Rosa Jolma – a PhD candidate at Utrecht University – discusses the paper “Acute heat tolerance (CTmax) of two invasive parasitic copepods…
Shrews’ noses grow in winter as their brains shrink
This nose grows. During harsh Japanese winters, long-clawed shrews’ snouts temporarily expand. The seasonal swelling is the opposite of the previously known winter pattern in shrews, in which the brain…
Snail slime does many jobs thanks to calcium
Not all slime is created equal. A species of land snails tweaks its slime’s chemical recipe to create five different varieties of mucus, using each for a particular job. Depending…
‘No causal link between COVID vaccines and excess deaths’: Study at the heart of anti-vaccine hysteria retracted
A high-profile study claiming COVID-19 vaccines contributed to excess deaths across dozens of countries has been retracted by BMJ Public Health, which cited “misinformation” in how the paper framed its…
Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain
Summary: Researchers have discovered that the youth-associated protein TIMP2 plays a critical role in maintaining the healthy function of microglia, the brain’s primary immune cells. Supplementing this protein in aged…
‘Dangerous’: As measles cases reach a 30-year high, American Academy of Pediatrics blasts Trump/RFK Jr. vaccine order
The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump’s … executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines. “As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the U.S. and with cold and flu…
Evan Perkowski | Sabotage in the understory: garlic mustard’s late-season havoc on native plant photosynthesis – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, author Evan Perkowski – a postdoctoral research associate at Texas Tech University – delves into his research article “The negative effects of an allelopathic invader on…
Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help
Summary: A new large-scale study identifies the primary barriers that prevent male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) from seeking help. Researchers found that viewing the abuse as a private…
Too many choices complicate female frogs’ sex lives
It’s not just you. Frogs also get overwhelmed when confronted with too many options — and sometimes, they make bad decisions. Female Cope’s gray tree frogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) prefer males…
