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Female mosquitos require a specific ion-channel protein to sense the presence of fresh water in which they can lay their eggs.

The spectacular frill around the neck of the lizard Chlamydosaurus has its origins in a mechanical instability that arises during development.

Modern microorganisms growing in fossils provide major challenges for researchers trying to detect ancient molecules in the same fossils.

Historical texts offer researchers in neuroscience, philosophy and literature the opportunity to work together to explore mysteries of the mind and human behavior.

The same genes and signaling pathways control the formation of limbs in vertebrates, arthropods and cuttlefish.

By enabling researchers to image whole zebrafish with cellular resolution, X-ray histotomography will improve our understanding of the biological differences between individuals of the same species.

Traveling to conferences with children presents a number of logistical and financial challenges.

Beewolf wasp eggs release nitrogen oxides to provide protection against fungi and other microbes.