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Gut Microbes Help Keep Starved Flies Fecund Apr 26, 2017

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Microbes living in the guts of fruit flies appear to influence the flies' food choice—and promote egg production, even under a nutrient-poor diet. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Selective Breeding Molds Foxes into Pets Apr 25, 2017

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Evolutionary biologist Lee Dugatkin talks about the six-decade Siberian experiment with foxes that has revealed details about domestication in general.

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Why One Researcher Marched for Science Apr 22, 2017

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Lisa Klein, from the materials science and engineering department at Rutgers University, commented on the March for Science at an April 21 talk to the chemistry department at Lehman College in the Bronx.

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Healthy Behavior Can Spread Like Illness Apr 20, 2017

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If people run more in New York City, that can push their socially connected counterparts in San Diego to run more as well. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Climate 420 Million Years Ago Poised for Comeback Apr 19, 2017

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Starting in the next century, atmospheric carbon levels could begin to approach those of hundreds of millions of years ago, and have their warming effect augmented by a brighter sun.

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Traces of Genetic Trauma Can Be Tweaked Apr 15, 2017

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Trauma can be passed down to offspring due to epigenetic changes in DNA. But positive experiences seem able to correct that. Erika Beras reports.

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Species Split When Mountains Rise Apr 13, 2017

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Plant species in China's Hengduan Mountains exploded in diversity eight million years ago—right when the mountains were built. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Shoelace Study Untangles a Knotty Problem Apr 12, 2017

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Researchers have trotted out data that show a combination of whipping and stomping forces is what causes laces to unravel without warning. Karen Hopkin reports.

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World Parkinson's Day Puts Spotlight on Condition Apr 11, 2017

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Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research CEO Todd Sherer, a neuroscientist, talks about the state of Parkinson's disease and research.

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Cave Dwellers Battled Bed Bug Bites, Too Apr 06, 2017

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Researchers have found the earliest evidence of bugs in the Cimex genus co-habitating with humans, in Oregon's Paisley Caves. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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