Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Amazonian Frog Uses Mimicry to Ward Off Ants

Amazonian frogs prevent ant attacks by releasing chemicals mimicking those of leaf-cutter ants.

Tasmanian devils are the largest remaining marsupial carnivore. They are social and aggressive, and they’re suffering from facial tumors.

Biology Zoology

By Jonathan Trinastic @jptrinastic The thought of worker bees buzzing about their colonies in service of the queen may not…

Environment

By Kate Stone Between December 2001 and February 2002, the Antarctic continent underwent a season of intense melting. Aside from…

Lupines bloom in Norway each year, and dense swathes of purple, pink, and white blossoms. They are not native, but an invasive species.

Biology Health

Sometimes our brain cells die, and researchers want to know why. Johns Hopkins University researchers may have found the answer.

Experiments that don’t go as expected and trials that yield negative results are critical for moving science forward. Research scientists…

Biology Health

Researchers have discovered a protein from the D7 group of proteins in the saliva of Aedes aegypti that may inhibit the transmission of dengue.

Dr. Joe Hanson explores the possible causes of global warming in this episode of It’s Okay To Be Smart. …

By Katherine Lindemann Researchers have long recognized only a single species of giraffe, thought to be made up of several…