When Under Attack, These Frogs Hatch Themselves
It’s a good thing for frog embryos to be able to hatch early. Suppose there’s a drought or some other environmental change that means the growing tadpoles would be better…
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Where You Are is Who You Are: How Enclosed and Open Spaces Affect Cognition
A recent study suggests that who we are might be more integrated with where we are than previously thought. “The built environment can restrict or promote spatial cognition, which can…
Why are some wild animals more tolerant to human interaction than others?
When most wild animals first encounter humans, they respond as they would to any predator — by running, swimming or flying away. Over time, some species become more tolerant of…
Genetic Differences Among Monkeys in Tanzania Show Troubling Pattern
An endangered monkey species in Tanzania is living in geographical pockets that are becoming isolated from one another. The situation, researchers say, is mostly driven by the monkeys’ proximity to…
International Ob-Gyn Group Urges Greater Efforts to Prevent Toxic Chemical Exposure
Dramatic increases in exposure to toxic chemicals in the last four decades are threatening human reproduction and health, according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the first…
Flatworms Could Replace Mammals for Some Toxicology Tests
Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered that planarians, commonly used in high-school biology labs to study regeneration and the primitive nervous system, are actually quite sophisticated when it comes…