A study provides evidence for the role of skin cells in communicating information about external stimuli to the central nervous system, by ensheathing nerve fibre terminals.
A high-throughput sense-of-smell test highlights the individual behavioural responses of blind and sighted fish to different odours and suggests ‘personality’ plays a role in foraging success.
A newly identified protein helps poison dart frogs accumulate and store a potent toxin in their skin which they use for self-defence against predators.
A suite of new image analysis tools allows for the easy extraction and integration of quantitative information from brain images routinely held at biobanks worldwide.
A study of the evolution of longirostrine gomphotheres, an ancestor of the modern day elephant, suggests moving into open-land grazing helped develop their coiling and grasping trunks.
