A giraffe’s spots can give away its years.
Social insect soldiers not only protect the colony from insect invasions; some also secrete strong antifungal compounds to kill microscopic enemies.
Yet another study demonstrates that how pesticides might be related to the collapse of wild bee colonies.
A deadly mushroom toxin shrinks pancreatic tumors in mice.
A new study shows that grooming by ants promotes colony-wide resistance to fungal infections by transferring small amounts of pathogen to nestmates.
Fish adapt to feed for months along the entire depth of massive oceanic whirlpools that are rich in nutrients and plankton.
Bees exposed to neonicotinoids, a widely-used class of pesticide, navigate poorly and produce fewer queens, suggesting a role for neonicotinoids in colony collapse.
House wrens forced to invest extra resources in their offspring produced bigger sons and daughters with stronger immune systems.
Nigeria launches its first ever bone marrow registry, which should make it easier to find matches for black people around the world.