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The Pirate Ant: A New Species from the Philippines With a Bizarre Pigmentation Pattern
May 21, 2013 — Scientists discovered and described a bizarre species of pirate ant. The new Cardiocondyla pirata has its name inspired by its strange pigmentation that consist of two eye-patch like dark stripes ... > full story -
Common Food Supplement Fights Degenerative Brain Disorders, Study Suggests
May 21, 2013 — Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy. Now scientists have discovered that the supplement improves the ... > full story -
Finding a Family for a Pair of Orphan Receptors in the Brain
May 21, 2013 — Researchers have identified a protein that stimulates a pair of "orphan receptors" found in the brain, solving a long-standing biological puzzle and possibly leading to future treatments for ... > full story -
Small but Speedy: Short Plants Live in the Evolutionary Fast Lane
May 21, 2013 — Biologists have known for a long time that some creatures evolve more quickly than others. Exactly why isn't well understood, particularly for plants. But it may be that height plays a role. Shorter ... > full story -
Fourteen Closely Related Crocodiles Existed Around 5 Million Years Ago
May 21, 2013 — Today, the most diverse species of crocodile are found in northern South America and Southeast Asia: As many as six species of alligator and four true crocodiles exist, although no more than two or ... > full story -
Abundance and Distribution of Hawaiian Coral Species Predicted by Model
May 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands, including two species currently under consideration as threatened ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 — In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing ... > full story -
Insight Into the Dazzling Impact of Insulin in Cells
May 21, 2013 — Australian scientists have charted the path of insulin action in cells in precise detail like never before. This provides a comprehensive blueprint for understanding what goes wrong in ... > full story -
Over 80% of Dogs Suffer from Hypothermia After Surgery With Anesthetic
May 21, 2013 — Veterinarians have completed the first global study that clinically documents the prevalence of hypothermia in dogs after surgery and after diagnostic tests that require anesthetic. The 83.6% of the ... > full story -
'Whodunnit' of Irish Potato Famine Solved
May 21, 2013 — An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th ... > full story
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