Conservation measures have successfully stopped declines in the African savanna elephant population across southern Africa, but the pattern varies locally,…
Technological advancements have enabled scientists to comprehensively explore genetic control elements, unraveling the complexities of gene activation mechanisms in our…
As concerns over the world's declining bird population mount, animal ecologists developed an analytical approach to better understand one of…
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with…
With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on…
A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could…
A new study published in the journal Diabetes demonstrates that a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, a member of a…
In and out of the workplace, people often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will…
Animals reproduce in one of two distinct ways: egg-laying or live birth. By studying an evolutionarily recent transition from egg-laying…
Mutations of the tumor suppressor p53 not only have a growth-promoting effect on the cancer cells themselves, but also influence…