Study uses old friends to predict new enemies
About 450 nonnative, plant-eating insect species live in North American forests. While most are harmless, a handful wreak havoc on their new environment, and their … Read more
Life & Non-humans
Alarm raised as plastics found in ocean fish larvae
New research shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat. The study was conducted by … Read more
Flame-Retardant Exposure Increases Anxiety, Affects Social Behaviors in Prairie Vole
New research led by North Carolina State University has shown that early life exposure to a commonly used flame-retardant mixture increases anxiety and affects socioemotional … Read more
Study of African animals illuminates links between environment, diet and gut microbiome
In recent years, the field of microbiome research has grown rapidly, providing newfound knowledge — and newfound questions — about the microbes that inhabit human … Read more
Scientists Have Created Fake Rhino Horn. Could It Curb the Illegal Wildlife Trade?
Scientists have created fake rhino horn that looks and feels so much like the real thing they argue it could help undermine the illegal market … Read more
Stingray-inspired spacecraft aims to explore dark side of Venus
Venus is Earth’s neighbor, yet scientists’ understanding of the planet is relatively limited, especially on the so-called “dark side.” That knowledge gap may eventually be … Read more
From Plants, UVA Extracts a Better Way to Determine What Our Genes Do
Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a better way to determine what our genes do, allowing scientists to better probe the genetic causes … Read more
Sled dogs lead the way in quest to slow aging
Dashing through the snow at 25 miles an hour, Heather Huson ’97 got her first thrill as a musher at age 7. From then on, she was … Read more
To save biodiversity, scientists suggest ‘mega-conservation’
While the conservation of charismatic creatures like pandas, elephants and snow leopards are important in their own right, there may be no better ecological bang-for-our-buck … Read more
Study shows invasive blue catfish can tolerate high salinities
A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science warns that blue catfish–an invasive species in several Chesapeake Bay tributaries–tolerate salinities higher … Read more
Stuck in a Polish nuclear weapon bunker cannibal wood ants found the way home
In a recent development of the story about wood ants trapped in a post-Soviet nuclear weapon bunker in Poland, scientists, led by Prof. Wojciech Czechowski, … Read more
