Wasps And Bumble Bees Heat Up, Fly Faster With Protein-rich Food

Good pollen makes bees hot, biologists have found. Wasps warm up too when they find protein-rich meat, a separate experiment has shown.

Marine Methane Mystery Explained

Aerobic pathway may account for high levels of methane in surface waters

Herpesvirus Proteins That Target Key Cellular Processes Identified

Herpesviruses use multiple strategies to manipulate important components of the host cell nuclear environment during infection, according to new research. The study provides novel insights into the potential functions of...

Over 100 Species Of Bats Found Within Several Acres Of Rainforest In Ecuador

Bats are a remarkable evolutionary success story representing the second largest group of mammals, outnumbered only by rodents in number of species. Now, researchers have discovered the place that harbors...

Lead Shot From Hunting and Fishing Kills Wildlife

Millions of pounds of lead used in hunting, fishing and shooting sports wind up in the environment each year.

Report: 2nd oldest US wildlife refuge in jeopardy

(AP) -- The nation's second oldest national wildlife refuge, a chain of barrier islands southeast of New Orleans, is in danger of being lost unless the islands are restored,...

Magnolia compound hits elusive target in cancer cells

A natural compound from magnolia cones blocks a pathway for cancer growth that was previously considered "undruggable," researchers have found.

How is it possible to tag a jellyfish?

Marine biologists plan to tie mini computers to jellyfish to track them off the coasts of north and west Wales.

Scientists discover key patterns in the packaging of genes

Although every cell of our bodies contains the same genetic instructions, specific genes typically act only in specific cells at particular times. Other genes are "silenced" in a variety of...

'Secret Life of the American Teenager' puts pregnancy and privacy in a fairly accurate light

Nanoencapsulation Of Low Soluable Cancer Drugs

Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a innovative approach to cancer drug nanoencapsulation. The new method allows for adjusting drug release rates and attaching antibodies at the outer shell layers for...

Great White Shark Claimed at 'Jaws' Site

An unconfirmed sighting of a great white forced the closure of two beaches.

A Protein's Path to the "Chamber of Doom"

Researchers have uncovered a perilous pathway within the cell that rivals any road taken by Indiana Jones or his summer blockbuster companions: a slippery tube that funnels proteins into a...

Big Predatory Mammals Such As Felines Need Between 5 And 7 Different Types Of Prey To Meet Their Dietary Needs

Faced with earlier studies stating that the big predators such as tigers, lions, and lynxes fulfill their dietary needs by eating one or two types of prey, scientists now assure...

Video: Woolly mammoth on display

July 11: Woolly mammoth fossils are on display in Taiwan. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Nuking Stowaways

Transoceanic freighters haul 80 percent of the world’s commercial goods. But those boats inadvertently carry destructive cargo as well. An empty ship can suck up more than 10 million gallons...

What's the Difference Between Alligators and Crocodiles?

Coming face to face with a crocodile or an alligator, you'd likely see a mouth full of serrated teeth that would likely scare the bejeezus out of you.

Biological marker for Alzheimer's holds promise for earlier diagnosis and treatment

Researchers at Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada have found clear evidence that increases in the size of the brain ventricles are directly associated...

Exotic Chameleon Spends Most of its Life as an Egg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a chameleon species that spends a good two-thirds of its life inside an egg: Furcifer labordi lives about 8-9 months as an embryo, and has...

Scientists Identify Genetic Basis For The Black Sheep Of The Family

Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have identified the...

Fall in tiny animals a 'disaster'

Experts on invertebrates fear the worst for food chains after figures show a decline in zooplankton.

Researchers use needle-thin probe to get first look at working muscle fiber

Using an unusual microscope with a tip the size of a needle, Stanford researchers are now able to look at tiny fibers of working muscles in live humans, with minimum...

Thrift could save biodiversity

More biodiversity can be preserved if Australia accounts for the costs of different actions and chooses those cheaper for their effect, according to research.

Team 'turns off' genes to fight bird flu

MILWAUKEE, July 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. medical team has found a way of spotting genes that help spread the bird flu, the subject of global concern as...

Researchers Engineer Self-Destructing Virus

University of Arizona researchers have sown the seeds of a virus' destruction in its own genetic code - or rather, in the genetic code of the organisms it seeks...

Forest birds evolved early, DNA shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Evolution seems to have happened in fits and starts -- at least that's what the fossil record shows. From trilobites to pterodactyls, ammonites to Archaeopteryx, scientists find the...

Genes could solve pollution mysteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time identified environmental pollutants by looking at the genes of a small, freshwater crustacean. This new gene-based...

Big babies and small families make evolutionary sense

(PhysOrg.com) -- Macquarie University researchers have discovered and modelled the key factors responsible for offspring and family size.