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A volunteer nature guide teamed up with researchers to discover a unique reproductive role for one vine’s leaves.

Two independent teams identify neuron populations in the mouse brain that regulate the physiological changes associated with torpor.

The Yale neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain’s architecture and function using C. elegans.

From 1969 to 1988, 25,000 infants were born early each year as a result of hot weather, and with global warming pushing temperatures higher, more babies will be at risk for early birth.

Using a tiny thermometer, researchers record fluctuations of more than 7 Kelvin in sea slug neurons when a heat-generating mitochondrial process is switched on.

Carbon dioxide and temperature need to increase in a constant ratio for plants to keep up with climate change.

A clinical trial is underway to see if suspended animation, in which the body is cooled to 10–15 °Celsius, could slow patients’ decline and give doctors time to operate.

Geography plays a role in how the small mammals adapt to environmental changes.

Some corals can adjust to a range of temperatures, but this ability may be limited in a consistently warmer environment.

In a species of freshwater turtle, embryos can move toward warmer or cooler environments within the egg and thus help choose their sexual destiny, but not all experts are convinced.

Biologists study how a zebra’s hair helps it keep cool.

Following the ultimate goal of the Paris Agreement would benefit plants and animals around the world, according to a new study.

Scientists identify floral temperature patterns as a sensory cue that may help bees identify flower species. 

Factors such as humidity and temperature can affect how Rhinolophus clivosus use echolocation. 

Serotonin’s long-debated role in sleep promotion is temperature-dependent.

Methods for taking a cell's temperature

Another study finds that housing experimental mice at lower-than-optimal temperatures may alter research outcomes, this time with regard to inflammation and diet.

Sex assignment in bearded dragons can flip from one based on chromosomes to one driven by temperature, researchers report.

Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia. Age: 34