Climate change has a wide range of effects on wildlife. It affects seasonal migration, reproduction times, body size and mass ...

A collaborative research group led by Kumamoto University has developed a new control system for regulating the morphology and orientation of cells that constitute animal tissues. Cells that make up ...

The genomes of humans and animals are much more complex than scientists originally thought. In addition to DNA and RNA, the discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) as well as other RNAs that do not encode for ...

Recording the movements of people and animals has become easy because of small GPS devices and video cameras. However, the reasons for such movements remain difficult to infer. Scientists have ...

When a kitten is walking in a dangerous environment, it will gently step on the terrain with its feet to estimate the friction or bearing capacity. Based on this experience, the kitten can then ...

You probably already know that there is a master equation for all life processes based on metabolism. Now, physicists from Duke University have applied the so-called 'constructal theory' to explain ...

Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes and other debilitating diseases. Obesity and diabetes are intimately linked with altered levels of adrenal steroids. Elevated ...

We pride ourselves on being the most intelligent of animals, the ones who dominate from the sky to the depths of the sea. This claim is not false, but it omits an essential aspect: the other creatures ...