It seems like just about everyone these days is stressed out and working too hard. We know it’s not good for us…
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Aggregators Anxiety, exhaustion, and telomeresRead more
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Aggregators Aping around: Locomotor behavior of an extinct great apeRead more
A great ape that roamed Spain 10 million years ago got around like no other hominids known before or since, researchers conclude, based…
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Aggregators Honey bee see . . . honey bee do?Read more
Training a dog is hard enough, so just imagine some of the tricks you would have to use to train a honey…
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Aggregators Malaria from many anglesRead more
World Malaria Day may have come and gone, but our PLoS ONE authors certainly seem to be keeping in the spirit, with…
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Aggregators So I’m a doctor – now what? Post-PhD career choicesRead more
The road to a PhD is long and hard, and it’s natural that students’ goals for the future would change over the…
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Aggregators Identical twins caught red-fingeredRead more
Fingerprints are as unique as snowflakes – or so we’re taught in elementary school. Identical twins, though, provide an interesting caveat to…
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Aggregators Observing World Malaria Day 2012: Sustain Gains, Save LivesRead more
Today is the fifth annual World Malaria Day, commemorated every April 25 to recognize and encourage global efforts to control malaria. This…
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Aggregators High altitude genetic jugglingRead more
Tibetans and Incas are so well adapted to their high altitude homes that the low oxygen levels don’t even faze them, but…
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Aggregators What elephants want: Ranging and raiding in Asia and AfricaRead more
Forget the elephant in the room. Try the elephant on the farm, raiding crops for a tasty treat while risking the wrath…
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Aggregators Bug love: The fascinating story of the fig waspRead more
About 10 years ago, I had quite a scare when my high school biology teacher warned us away from figs because their…
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Aggregators Mating versus immunity: an insect’s dilemmaRead more
Relationships are all about compromise, as any good advice columnist will tell you. It’s a little different for insects though. Instead of…
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Aggregators Tweet for the sake of scienceRead more
Social networking is a big deal, and not just for smart phone-addicted teens and reconnecting with long-lost friends. Twitter has grown into…