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Biologists Names New Spider After Neil Young
A biologist has brought his
admiration of Neil Young to
a whole new class. Or
species, to be exact. A
professor of biology has
named a newly discovered
... > full story
Mercury In River Moves Into Terrestrial Food Chain Through Spiders Fed To Baby Birds
Songbirds feeding near the
contaminated South River are
showing high levels of
mercury, even though they
aren't eating food from the
... > full story
Living Upside-down Shapes Spiders For Energy Saving
Consider the possible
effects of the peculiar
lifestyle of numerous spider
species, which live, feed,
breed and "walk" in an
upside-down hanging
... > full story
Unlocking The Psychology Of Snake And Spider Phobias
Researchers have unlocked
new evidence that could help
them get to the bottom of
our most common phobias and
their causes. Hundreds of
thousands of people count
... > full story
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Female Jumping Spiders Find Ultraviolet B Rays 'Sexy'
May 6, 2008 — Scientists have found the first evidence of an animal using ultraviolet B (UVB) rays to communicate with other members of its species. In a series of mate choice experiments with the Chinese jumping ... > full story -
Lingering Bacteria Don't Indicate Chronic Lyme Disease
April 3, 2008 — The bacteria that cause Lyme disease can linger in mouse tissues long after a full round of antibiotic treatment is completed. The scientists caution that the discovery does not suggest the presence ... > full story -
Lyme Disease Can Be Prevented With New Shot, Study Suggests
March 20, 2008 — Lyme disease is the blight of countryside users but it may be prevented with a single injection, according to research in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. Researchers found that a new formulation ... > full story -
Bacteria Can Be Made To Spin Spider Silk Through Understanding Of Big Molecules
February 25, 2008 — Biological and medical research is on the threshold of a new era based on better understanding of how large organic molecules bind together and recognize each other. There is great potential for ... > full story -
Protein In Deer Tick Saliva Prevents HIV-1 From Attaching To T Cells
February 21, 2008 — The HIV-1 virus cripples the human immune system by targeting white blood cells called T cells that form the body's first line of defense in fighting infections. A recent study shows that a protein ... > full story -
Bacterial Toxin Closes Gate On Immune Response, Researchers Discover
February 19, 2008 — Researchers have demonstrated that a bacterial toxin from the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus shuts down the control mechanism of the tunnel, called an ion channel, in immune cell membranes. ... > full story -
New Paradigm On Ecosystem Ecology Proposed
February 19, 2008 — Predators have considerably more influence than plants over how an ecosystem functions, according to a Yale study in Science. Ecosystem ecologists have long held that plants and their interaction ... > full story -
Spider Silk: Protein's Strength Lies In H-bond Cooperation
February 18, 2008 — Researchers in civil and environmental engineering reveal that the strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the geometric configuration of structural proteins, and the small ... > full story -
Madagascar's Tortoises Are Crawling Toward Extinction, Groups Say
February 11, 2008 — Madagascar's turtles and tortoises, which rank among the most endangered reptiles on earth, will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction unless major conservation measure are enacted, according ... > full story -
Plant Reflections May Be Key To Early Detection Of Plant Diseases And Treatment Needs
February 11, 2008 — When disease and insect problems in crops are visible to the naked eye, it may be too late to treat. That's why it is worth taking a closer look. A hyperspectral look, that is. Scientists are now ... > full story
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