This research is among the first to closely examine how chronic, low-level radiation affects the physiology of animals in ...

In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster led to the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human ...

Colors are widely used in communication within and among animal species. For example, peacocks proudly display their vibrant ...

A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion of color signals in ...

A team of neurobiologists at Harvard Medical School's Howard Hughes Medical Institute has uncovered the neural mechanism ...

Colors evolved for survival, with animals using them for warnings and mating, and plants attracting pollinators.

The brain pathway that causes hairy mammals like mice and dogs to shake themselves dry appears to have more to do with ...

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