Take my enemy, please
Relocated kangaroo rats can thrive when territorial rivals move with them
Stephens’ kangaroo rats relocated to this new habitat were more likely to survive and have more pups when moved with their dear familiar enemies.Ken Bohn, San [...]
Trumpets of outrage over outback
An Australian biology prof is causing a rumble in the academic jungle by suggesting that his country should import elephants and other foreign species into its wild interior.Rhinos and even giant Komodo dragon lizards could be imported, David [...]
The mind’s eye revealed
New technology uses brain scans to see what a person is watching
Researchers have just wrapped production on a special movie of the mind that stars a brain scanner, a sophisticated computer program and millions of YouTube videos. By monitoring [...]
Food makes male flies frisky
Courtship in a classic lab insect is driven by fruity smells
It’s the smell of food that gets male fruit flies in the romantic mood, says a new study exploring the sexual habits of Drosophila melanogaster.
When trying to woo an attractive [...]
News in Brief: Life
Birds’ share of dinosaur extinction, the ‘battle’ between cattle and wildlife and more in this week’s news
An extinction to crow about
Ancient birds took a heavy hit in the global catastrophe that wiped out the dinosaurs, [...]
Animal buddies
A recent study found that female baboons that groom each other are more likely to come to each other’s aid, even when they’re unrelated. Credit: Joan Silk, UCLA
Baboons may not chat on the phone, go to the movies or see each other in class. [...]
Fly Paper: Mapping the Protein Interactions of Our Distant Relative
Professor of Cell Biology Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas and colleagues have built a map that shows how thousands of proteins in a fruit fly cell communicate with each other. This is the largest and most detailed protein interaction map of a multicellular [...]
Congratulations to James Krupa
James KrupaNCSE is delighted to congratulate James Krupa on being named the 2011 winner of the Four-Year College & University Section Biology Teaching Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers. The award honors a four-year [...]
Congratulations to Mark Terry
Mark Terry and students
NCSE is delighted to congratulate Mark Terry on being named the 2011 recipient of the Evolution in Education Award. The award, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the Biological Sciences Curriculum [...]
Introducing the 2011 Nobel Prize winners
If you win a Nobel Prize in physics or chemistry, you’ll receive a medallion just like this one, in addition to fame and money. Credit: Registered trademark of the Nobel Foundation
It’s an annual tradition: Every fall, the Nobel Foundation [...]
