At Last, ‘Ugly’ Sea Lampreys Are Getting Some Respect
Fisheries managers are recognizing the ecological importance of the maligned marine suckers and are stepping up efforts to help their populations recover. ..
Fisheries managers are recognizing the ecological importance of the maligned marine suckers and are stepping up efforts to help their populations recover. ..
The technique may finally be emerging as a way to preserve species at risk of extinction. ..
In a remote part of the Amazon, anthropologists and neuroscientists are learning about life and health without an “embarrassment of riches.” ..
The ovaries age faster than any other organ in the body. Figuring out how to slow down that process could have health benefits for women—and men. ..
The animals evolved into ultra-resilient, disease-free predators while isolated on Auckland Island. Now people want to breed them for organ transplants. ..
The Biggest Microbiome Study Sheds Light on Shared Health Risks ..
Scientists found that the cells' garbage-clearing function deteriorates with age—and opens the door to reversing it. ..
In California, the bodies of four furry swimmers tested positive for a strain of toxoplasmosis first seen in mountain lions. ..
For the first time, researchers transferred them to the wombs of female monkeys, where the embryo-like structures produced a response similar to pregnancy. ..
New research shows that seabirds’ ingestion of the pollutant scars their insides—a new disease called “plasticosis”—and may disturb their microbiomes. ..