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  1. A bird’s sweet deal

    Analysis of 88 bird species reveals that those with higher blood glucose levels appear to be able to resist one of the harmful effects of glucose.

  2. Gut diversity

    New research suggests that changes in gut microbial diversity are a result of disease, not the cause of it.

  3. A mother’s touch

    In the greater sac-winged bats, maternal behavior affects how pups learn their songs from males.

  4. Improving trust and transparency in heart research

    Very few cardiovascular health studies include enough information to allow other scientists to verify their results, suggesting a need for greater transparency in the field.

  5. Hemocytes on guard

    The Pacific oyster has several different types of immune cells with specific roles to protect the oyster from infections.

  6. Pain, alcohol, and the adolescent brain

    Alcohol use during adolescence may change how the parts of the brain that process pain communicate with one another.

  7. Unravelling a signaling pathway

    A new study reveals the network of molecules recruited by the signaling protein FGF during lens development.

  8. The social lives of feral pigs

    Understanding how and when feral pigs encounter each other may help to stop them spreading diseases to humans, livestock and wildlife.
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