17+ hour, 35+ min ago   (90+ words) {“title”:”Gut Microbes Shape Bat Immunity Differently in Males and Females”,”excerpt”:”A new study of the lesser long-nosed bat reveals that gut bacterial communities are linked to systemic humoral immunity in patterns that differ sharply between males and migrating…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (803+ words) In a finding that could reshape how scientists think about repairing the damaged human heart, researchers at the University of Guelph have shown that the leopard gecko, a small terrestrial reptile best known as a popular pet, can regenerate its…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (94+ words) In 2015, a virus swept through a single Australian river and erased ninety percent of the turtles living in it. The Bellinger River turtle (Myuchelys georgesi), confined to a 60-kilometre stretch of freshwater on the mid-north coast of New South Wales,…...