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The Origins of Hunger Regulation
The Origins of Hunger Regulation
A neuropeptide suppressed feeding in two evolutionarily distant species, suggesting that hunger regulation may go back to the roots of the tree of life.
A neuropeptide suppressed feeding in two evolutionarily distant species, suggesting that hunger regulation may go back to the roots of the tree of life.
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Aquarium Jellyfish Turns Out to Be Undescribed Species
Lisa Winter | Jun 18, 2021 | 2 min read
The newly characterized “elegant jellyfish,” roughly the size of a human hand, had been on display in two aquariums in Japan for more than a decade.
Image of the Day: Jetpack Jellyfish
Amy Schleunes | Feb 10, 2020 | 1 min read
Jellyfish fitted with energy efficient controllers could one day find a job on ocean explorations.
Image of the Day: Jelly Bot
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 3, 2019 | 1 min read
See a tiny, jellyfish-like robot swim, burrow, and carry beads.
Image of the Day: Pretty Jellies
Chia-Yi Hou | Apr 19, 2019 | 1 min read
The genomes of jellyfish are compared with those of other Cnidarian species that don’t have a free-swimming stage.
Those We Lost in 2018
Ashley Yeager | Dec 26, 2018 | 10+ min read
The scientific community said goodbye to a number of leading researchers this year.
GFP Discoverer Osamu Shimomura Dies
Shawna Williams | Oct 23, 2018 | 2 min read
The 90-year-old marine biologist won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his isolation of green fluorescent protein.
Image of the Day: Bay Nettle Jelly
Aggie Mika | Oct 17, 2017 | 1 min read
From their smaller size and fewer tentacles, nettle jellyfish inhabiting the Chesapeake Bay are noticeably different from their ocean-dwelling counterparts, prompting scientists to classify the two as different species.