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Discovery of a master neuron that controls movement in worms has implications for human disease
Medical Xpress· 13 minutes agoThe study, led by Mei Zhen and colleagues at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, was published in the journal Science Advances and reveals the crucial role of a specific ...
Blushing hens: Study finds French chickens get red in the face when scandalized
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn contrast when they were at rest, their skin appeared much lighter in color," said the National...
Avoiding meat may reduce risk of heart disease, cancer, early death
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoTurner-McGrievy, a professor of health promotion, education and behavior at the University of South...
This 'Previously Unheard of' Cell Could Explain Why Some Mice Are Amazing Parents
Inverse· 1 day agoIn fact, just three to five percent of mammals are monogamous, and researchers have long wondered...
15 Black Scientists That Changed Our Understanding Of The World
AfroTech via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe work and pioneering done by Black Americans has historically gone unrecognized across many...
Orangutan treats his wound with a medicinal plant
EarthSky· 6 days agoFor the first time, scientists have witnessed an animal treating its wounds with a medicinal plant. Cognitive and evolutionary biologists from the Max Planck Institute ...
Another yacht sinks in strait of Gibraltar after being rammed by orcas - what’s behind the attacks?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut López Fernandez - who co-authored a study on the marine mammals in 2022 - thinks it's simply...
Strays to lifesavers - Pleasanton Express
Pleasanton Express· 1 day agoAtascosa Animal Allies was formed in October 2017 to address the overpopulation of stray and unwanted pets in our county. The National Institute of Health ...
Some mice may owe their monogamy to a newly evolved type of cell
Science Daily· 2 days ago"The hormone from these cells was actually first discovered in humans many decades ago, but nobody really knew what it did," said Andrés Bendesky, MD, PhD, a principal investigator at Columbia's ...
Some mice have a cheating heart. It’s a hormonal thing, scientists find.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe deer mouse, believed to be the most common mammal in North America, has a very different take on...