[unable to retrieve full-text content]Biologists are studying the mechanics of snake movement to understand exactly how they can propel themselves forward like a train through a tunnel....
Read more
Experts raise concerns over raw meat diets for cats and dogs
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Experts are warning dog and cat owners to be aware of the risks associated with feeding their pets raw meat-based diets, instead of the more conventional dry or canned pet foods....
Read more
Tagged tiger shark proving unstoppable
Not freezing temperatures or nor'easters or Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose or Maria can stop "Andy," a tiger shark tagged in Bermuda by scientists from Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) in 2014. Travelling approximately 37,565 miles off the eastern coast of the United States and around Bermuda, the Bahamas and Turks and...
Biologists peek into the past to see the future through tiny spider eyes
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Biologists look to the past for early genetic development of tiny spider and insect eyes to find potential for research into human visual challenges....
Read more
The brain's GPS has a buddy system
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Brain cells that reflect self position relative to others have been identified in the rat hippocampus. Sometimes these representations are processed jointly by the same cells, depending on a rat's goals and actions. This discovery deepens our understanding of the hippocampus and its role as the brain's positioning system....
Read more
Marijuana farms expose spotted owls to rat poison in northwest California
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Spotted owls and barred owls are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, with illegal marijuana farms the most likely source point, according to a new study. Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in the state, went into effect this month and is expected to intensify the...
Read more