Jellyfish and flies use the same hormone when they’ve had enough to eat
The regulation of hunger may go back to the base of the animal family tree. Enlarge / A Moon jellyfish. (credit: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images) The sensation of hunger seems pretty simple on the surface, but behind the sce.....»»
iDNA from flies used to track native species across WA"s wheatbelt
Researchers from Curtin University have collected iDNA from flies to track the movements of Australia's native species across the Western Australian wheatbelt, with hopes to improve future conservation efforts in the region......»»
Researchers reveal structure of unusual hormone receptor
As the proverb goes, it takes a village to raise a child. It can also take a village to make progress in science and medicine......»»
Jellyfish-Inspired Robots May One Day Clean Ocean Beds Without Even Touching The Trash
Technology will inevitably be involved in cleaning up our oceans, and robots with a light hand like this 'Jellyfish Bot' may be the key to success. Technolog.....»»
Pet rabbits need freedom to exercise, study finds
Pet rabbits have higher levels of the stress hormone—corticosterone—and show activity rebound when kept in small hutches with restricted exercise, new research led by the University of Bristol Vet School has found. The research highlights the imp.....»»
Flies, worms poorly predict drugs" lifespan effects in mice, study indicates
If a drug extends the lifespan of worms or flies, is it likely to do the same in mice?.....»»
How parasitic fungus hijacks nervous system of flies
The last thing Carolyn Elya expected to find in her backyard were zombies......»»
How an African bird might inspire a better water bottle
An extreme closeup of feathers from a bird with an uncanny ability to hold water while it flies could inspire the next generation of absorbent materials......»»
Peptide that signals feeding suppression in jellyfish identified
A team affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan has identified a peptide that signals feeding suppression in jellyfish. In their study, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group dissected sample jellyfish and studie.....»»
Jellyfish and flies use the same hormone when they’ve had enough to eat
The regulation of hunger may go back to the base of the animal family tree. Enlarge / A Moon jellyfish. (credit: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images) The sensation of hunger seems pretty simple on the surface, but behind the sce.....»»
A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach 9? Sure, why not
“How much does the world change if you can get anywhere in an hour?” Enlarge / Concept art of Venus Aerospace's Stargazer aircraft. (credit: Venus Aerospace) HOUSTON SPACEPORT—On a cloudy day in late March, Andrew.....»»
Study finds degree of asexual reproduction in liverwort plants is hormonally controlled
Asexual, or vegetative, reproduction in plants is controlled by environmental conditions, but the molecular signaling pathways that control this process are poorly understood. Recent research suggests that the KAI2-ligand (KL) hormone is responsible.....»»
How the gut creates a cozy home for beneficial microbiome species
The digestive tract of fruit flies remodels itself to accommodate beneficial microbiome species and maintain long-term stability of the gut environment, according to new research led by William Ludington and Allan Spradling of the Carnegie Institutio.....»»
Developing drugs against drought
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone with essential functions in plant physiology. It is involved in developmental and growth processes and the adaptive stress response. Thus, the plant adaptation to stress situations caused by water deficit can be.....»»
There’s a cosmic jellyfish in this week’s Hubble image
Jellyfish galaxies have a main body of stars, with tentacle-like structures reaching off away from the body in just one direction......»»
5 planets will parade across the sky in rare astronomical event, while skyscraper-sized asteroid flies by Earth
More than half the solar system's planets will align Monday in a rarely seen spectacle, arcing across a corner of the night sky......»»
Newly discovered cell in fruit flies is essential for touch sensation
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered a key role for a new type of cell in touch detection in the skin of the fruit fly......»»
Deceptive daisy"s ability to create fake flies explained
A male fly approaches a flower, lands on top of what he thinks is a female fly, and jiggles around. He's trying to mate, but it isn't quite working. He has another go. Eventually he gives up and buzzes off, unsuccessful. The plant, meanwhile, has got.....»»
Researchers develop portable color-changing food spoilage sensor
When foods like fish, meat, and cheese decompose, they release a variety of low molecular weight organic nitrogen compounds known as biogenic amines (BAs). While the body uses BAs in small amounts in processes like hormone synthesis, ingesting large.....»»
Security firm Rubrik is latest to be felled by GoAnywhere vulnerability
GoAnywhere customers are dropping like flies, courtesy of code execution bug. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Rubrik, the Silicon Valley data security company, said that it experienced a network intrusion made possible by.....»»
Physics model could optimize basketball player positioning
A physics theory that's proven useful to predict the crowd behavior of molecules and fruit flies also seems to work in a very different context—a basketball court......»»