Biology News

Cooperating Bats

A new study has shown that Bats might stay quiet and listen to each other when they are out hunting for their dinner. That’s according to Cynthia Moss and ...

Fulsome flavours on offer at the "breastaurant"

Scientists have shown that when mum eats something tasty, so does a breast-feeding baby. ...

The details in the devil - how a tumour is driving a sexual shift in Tasmania

Researchers in Australia have shown that the Tasmanian Devil, beleaguered in recent years by a transmissible fatal facial cancer, has responded to the disease threat by a dramatic ...

Obsessive research highlights cause of OCD

Scientists in Cambridge have pinpointed changes in brain activity underlying obsessive compulsive disorder.  The discovery could lead to more accurate and earlier diagnosis of...

The Latest Reaction to Allergy 'Vaccine'

The Swiss company Cytos has carried out large scale tests on an allergy  vaccine that might help the millions of people who suffer from conditions such as hayfever, asthma and...

Fly Flu Clue to Combating Virus

Scientists have modified an influenza virus so that it can infect fruit flies, enabling them to identify over 100 new ways to fight flu in future....

Fossilised Feathers Show Their True Colours

Over the years there have been hundreds of films and thousands of pictures made of dinosaurs, where scientists have carefully pieced together their shape and lifestyle. One critica...

Stem cells rescue muscular dystrophy in mice

Scientists have shown that satellite cells, a form of muscle stem cell, can be used to repair muscles affected by muscular dystrophy. ...

Food for thought: Why fun-sized foods won't ward off bulging waistline

A study on university students given packets of crisps to eat has shown that 'diet packs' of snacks lure lunchers into eating more than they otherwise would.  Rik Peters and h...

Clever cuttlefish peep before birth

For most animals, life before birth is a dark experience.  For example, humans are trapped in the womb for nine months, and even animals and birds that hatch from eggs don’t h...