01 October, 2017

New research shows climate change a major threat to bumble bees, and explains the link between a changing global climate and a dramatic decline in bumble bee populations worldwide, as reported in Ecology Letters.


Scientists Develop Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors of Influenza Viruses - The developed peptides block most strains of group 1 influenza A viruses, including H5N1, avian flu that has caused hundreds of deaths in Asia, and H1N1 swine flu that caused a global pandemic in 2009-10 - reported in Science.


Genes which determine animal complexity – or what makes humans so much more complex than a fruit fly or a sea urchin – have been identified for the first time.


Many sharks are living much longer than previously thought, which means that estimates of how threatened particular species are could be based on faulty data.


In southern Scandinavia, Neolithic farmers made lasting contributions to Indo-European vocabulary before their own language went extinct.


FDA trials of MDMA‐assisted psychotherapy have demonstrated safety and efficacy for treatment of PTSD and anxiety disorders.


Aggressive dogs have higher levels of the hormone vasopressin, while calm dogs have higher levels of the ("cuddle") hormone oxytocin.