A deadly mushroom toxin shrinks pancreatic tumors in mice.
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.
Pathogens lurk in illegal wildlife products confiscated at US airports.
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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.
An armored, remote controlled contraption fitted with a camera snaps dangerously close pictures of lions in Masai Mara.