Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

At the foot of Sainte Victoire, the mountain in Provence immortalized by Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne, a paleontologist ...

Elevated mercury concentrations ([Hg]) were found in Alaskan murre (Uria spp.) eggs from the coastal embayment of Norton Sound relative to insular colonies in the northern Bering Sea-Bering Strait ...

Have you ever wondered how tortoises lay eggs? For many temperate species, such as Mediterranean and North American tortoises ...

Discovering mysterious eggs while gardening can be unsettling, but they might be snake eggs. These eggs are soft, leathery, ...

New research study shows Portuguese man o’ war isn’t just one species but four, with genetic and physical differences despite their overlapping ranges globally.

Long believed to be a single, globally distributed species drifting freely across the open ocean, the bluebottle – also known as the Portuguese man o’ war – has now been revealed to be a ...

Interest in chicken coops is surging, data suggests, as Americans seek backyard farming solutions amid rising egg prices and a desire for sustainable living. Experts share key information to know.

The recent salmonella-linked recall of 1.7 million dozen (20.4 million) eggs could drive prices significantly higher, according to one expert. "This is not good news," North Carolina State ...

A multistate outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis in June 2025, linked to contaminated eggs from a California facility, led to 79 cases and a major recall. The incident underscores the critical role ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world ...