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Hairy tongues help bats drink up
New model predicts how hairs on a bat’s tongue draw up nectar. Animals have evolved all manner of adaptations to get the nutrients they need. For nectar-feeding bats, long snouts and tongues let them...
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GreenHouse program coordinator blends sustainability, student life
Alan Turnquist (second from left) with GreenHouse students at Leopold Residence Hall. There, they explore sustainability and agricultural systems through seminars and hands-on experiences integrated...
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Green spaces in cities help control floods, store carbon
Carly Ziter conducts field work in a restored urban prairie in Turville Point Conservation Park in Madison. PHOTO BY ERIC PEDERSEN For many ecologists, fieldwork involves majestic mountains or rushing...
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Leafcutter ants’ success due to more than crop selection
Genetic analysis finds leafcutter ants originated in South America HOUSTON — A complex genetic analysis has biologists re-evaluating some long-held beliefs about the way societies evolved following...
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A protein that makes skin cancer cells more invasive
Loss of a protein called TRIM29 promotes cancer cell invasion in a common type of skin cancer, suggesting a novel diagnostic marker and a possible therapeutic target.
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Preventing fatal harvest of mushrooms
A study done by researchers at the University of Malaya found that including mushrooms in daily diet can help improve the health of brain as it may enhance cerebral nerve growth and significantly cut...
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