Mini-Drama of a Fungus: Cooperation and Sacrifice
Certain types of mushroom-looking fungi reproduce by shooting thousands of spores out into the air all at once. If they are lucky, the spores find an air current to ride far away to a new habitat, to...
View ArticleSleepy Bees Waggle Sloppy
For humans, sleep deprivation has a negative impact on performance in many areas, such as motor and communication skills. In particular, communication impairment is the topic of an article published...
View ArticleAn Amoeba Is More Fiscally Responsible than Most Americans
A new study reveals that even – those squishy little single-celled organisms – know how to save up for a rainy day. Scientists at Rice University have discovered that some members of a like to save up...
View ArticleOrganic Chemistry Lessons, Courtesy of Hippo et al.
Animal secretions (gross) often contain molecules that perform clever functions. Here are a few examples, accompanied by morsels of chemistry facts. Hippo Sweat Hippos “sweat” a sunscreen that...
View ArticleA Scientific Limit to (Male) Sexiness
For most animal species, males must compete with one another to win the attention of a female. This competition can involve active sparring – for example, bighorn sheep will sometimes clash heads over...
View ArticleBlood Vessel Growth Inhibitors Mediate Negative Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Doctors and researchers have observed an improvement in the survival rate of cancer patients when they are given a combination of a chemotherapeutic drug (cancer-killing drug) and an antiangiogenic...
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