Research: A routine check revealed a previously undocumented behavior in the intestinal parasite —

Johns Hopkins researchers have observed a previously unrecognized behavior in a single-celled parasite called Spironucleus vortens, which infects ornamental fish such as angelfish:...

Research: Astronomers explain the rarity of the hot Neptunes by their evaporation which transforms...

"But where did the hot Neptunes go?" This is the question astronomers have been asking for a long time, faced with the mysterious...

Research: Flows that help bacteria feed and organize biofilms —

Under threat of being scrubbed away with disinfectant, individual bacteria can improve their odds of survival by joining together to form colonies, called...

Research: Lung lavage as new test method improves tuberculosis diagnosis in rhinoceros —

Diseases and tuberculosis in particular can pose considerable challenges for wildlife. In order to avoid epidemics within populations or to treat individual animals...

Research: Rice plants that grow as clones from seed —

Plant biologists at the University of California, Davis have discovered a way to make crop plants replicate through seeds as clones. The discovery,...

Research: 3D-printed reconstructions provide clues to ancient site —

Part of the ancient archaeological site of Tiwanaku, Bolivia, believed by Incans to be where the world was created has been reconstructed using...

Research: Large population of potential young planets found in distant planetary systems —

Astronomers have cataloged nearly 4,000 exoplanets in orbit around distant stars. Though the discovery of these newfound worlds has taught us much, there...

Research: Method shows around-the-clock interactions, gives insight into hummingbird health —

Beep" is not a sound you expect to hear coming from a hummingbird feeder. Yet "beeps" abounded during a study led by the...

Research: Iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans —

New research shows that phytoplankton iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans and impact marine food webs, according to...

Research: Dracula ants possess fastest known animal appendage: The snap-jaw —

Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae,...

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