In the face of global warming, some dung beetles may already have a survival strategy. As temperatures rise, temperate rainbow scarabs bury their dung deeper, keeping developing young inside dung…
Category: Life
Louise Cheynel | Toadally in the spotlight – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Louise Cheynel – a Postdoc at Lyon 1 University, France – shines a light on the impacts of nocturnal light pollution on…
These beetle larvae lure in bees by mimicking flowers
Like wily perfumers, a parasitic beetle’s larvae create floral aromas to lure in bees. Plants are known to cosplay as animals, but this rare discovery could be the first known…
China leads Asia in its slow embrace of genetically modified crops
Asian countries are shifting their position on GMOs, though the pace and motives differ by country, said Nandini Roy Choudhury, analyst with Future Market Insights, a research firm. “The change…
Taming Tumor Chaos: Researchers Uncover Key to Improving Glioblastoma Treatment
Summary: Researchers have identified a key molecule, miR-181d, that regulates the “chaos” within glioblastoma tumors. By administering this molecule, they successfully reduced the variability between cancer cells, making the tumor…
Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends
For one population of whales, teamwork makes the dream work. Decades after commercial whaling nearly drove them to extinction, a feeding behavior known as bubble netting is helping a group…
RFK, Jr.’s Children Health Defense files racketeering suit against American Academy of Pediatrics claiming it endorses vaccines because it’s on-the-take from drug makers
Children’s Health Defense [CDC], the anti-vaccine advocacy group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., has filed a racketeering lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics. The…
Hippocampus Predicts Rewards by Reorganizing Memories
Summary: A new preclinical study reveals that the hippocampus does more than just store memories; it actively reorganizes them to predict future rewards. By tracking brain activity over several weeks,…
Memory Rewritten: Study Finds No Clear Line Between Episodic and Semantic Retrieval
Summary: A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information. The…
