A new study finds that almost 90% of North America’s insects and arachnids have no conservation status at all. Arachnids, including spiders, scorpions, and harvestmen (daddy long-legs), often inspire fear or disgust. Despite their reputation,…
Category: 5. Biology
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Scared of Spiders? The Real Nightmare Is a World Without Them
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MSU scientists map the neural circuitry of drug compulsion
When a cocaine addict relapses, it isn’t a matter of personal failure – it’s the biological result of their brain’s rewiring, new research finds.
Michigan State University scientists found that cocaine changes how the hippocampus…
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AI and X-Ray Scans Turn Thousands of Ants Into Stunning 3D Models
A new high-tech scanning system is rapidly turning thousands of ants into stunning 3D models—building a digital library of Earth’s biodiversity. For more than ten years, Evan Economo’s lab has used micro CT scanners to capture detailed…
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3D imagery helps bring world's ant diversity to life
For more than a decade, Evan Economo’s lab has been using micro-CT machines to scan insect specimens. The resulting X-ray images help researchers study the form and structure of insects—a subfield of entomology known as morphology—but the…
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Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends
Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys.
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Thermogenetics: How proteins are controllable by heat
Protein activity can be precisely regulated via subtle changes in temperature using heat-sensitive switches. Underlying this capability is a novel modular design strategy developed by researchers at the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular…
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Scientists just looked inside Darwin’s 200-year-old specimen jars without opening them
Scientists have found a way to study Charles Darwin’s original specimens from his famous HMS Beagle voyage (1831 to 1836) to the Galapagos Islands.
Even more remarkable, they were able to examine the samples without opening the nearly…
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Half of Amazon insects could face dangerous heat stress
“Current evaluations of the heat tolerance of insects such as moths, flies, and beetles paint a differentiated — and at the same time alarming — picture,” says study author Dr. Kim Holzmann, a researcher at the Chair of Animal Ecology and…
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Low-intensity preconditioning boosts neurological outcomes
The team led by Prof. Lin Zhu from Guangzhou Sport University have demonstrated that 4-week low-intensity treadmill exercise before the onset of an ischemic stroke can significantly reduce brain injury and improve neurological…
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Sino Biological launches antigens for the 2026-2027 Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccine strains
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced its recommendations for the 2026–2027 Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccine composition. The update highlights two key developments: the continued spread of A (H3N2) subclade…
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