Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild parrot populations has been detected in eight new countries, raising concerns for threatened species.
Global Trade in Exotic Pets Threatens Endangered Parrots Through the Spread of a Virus
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The Nocturnal Pollinators: Scientists Reveal the Secret Life of Moths
Scientists have discovered that moths may play a much broader role as plant pollinators than previously suspected.
Drugs That Stop Mosquitoes Catching Malaria Could Help Eradicate the Disease
Researchers have identified compounds that could prevent malaria parasites from being able to infect mosquitoes, halting the spread of disease.
Hardwired for Laziness? Tests Show the Human Brain Must Work Hard to Avoid Sloth
If getting to the gym seems like a struggle, a University of British Columbia researcher wants you to know this: the struggle is real, and it’s happening inside your brain.
Shift in Large-Scale Atlantic Circulation Causes Lower-Oxygen Water to Invade Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf Stream and Labrador Current both split near the Laurentian Channel, a deep channel within the Gulf of St. Lawrence fed by both currents. The Gulf Stream in turn is sensitive to changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
Zika Vaccine Shows Promise for Treating Deadly Brain Cancer
An international team of researchers has successfully deployed a Zika virus vaccine to target and kill human glioblastoma brain cancer stem cells, which had been transplanted into mice. In a study published this week in mBio®, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, the team shows that a live, attenuated version of the Zika virus could form the basis of a new treatment option for this fatal brain cancer.
