Gina Mantica

Insight into Insect Pain—and Scientific Research

Undergrad Daniel Caron discovers how some insects sense and respond to pain, and may have created a new model for scientists

Starved snails move slowly through resource-rich environments

To test how patterns of movement change through time in landscapes that vary in the amount of available food, researchers from Washington University of St Louis built their own tiny landscapes for the freshwater snail to cruise through

Eating royal poop improves parenting in naked mole-rats

Hive-minded naked mole-rats work together to care for the queen’s offspring, and eating her poop gives them hormones to boost nurturing instincts.

Gender bias is all too real-and dangerous-in the doctor’s office

The Netflix film ‘Brain on Fire’ underscores, yet again, the need to rethink diagnostic protocols.

Sex makes Mongolian gerbils better dads

Researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico used a combination of behavioral and physiological studies to investigate how the rodents make the switch from assailants to great fathers.

Honeybees on treadmills uncover natural remedy for fungicide effects

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana had a hunch that if honeybees consumed fungicide, they might produce less energy in the muscles that they use for flying and their flight performance could suffer.

Try high-intensity interval exercise: your brain might thank you

If burning more calories or working out for less time hasn’t been enough to get you to do a HIIE workout, consider trying it just once. Your brain might think it’s a good idea.

Why we need more scientists in government

Imagine a cabinet where all members are scientists.

Sexual pleasure might help us learn-if rats are any guide

New research suggests that opioids released during sex improve rats’ performance.

These corals love the warming oceans

Japanese coral communities are expanding in response to warming temperatures, but the effects could be disastrous.

Sun and wind cues guide dung-rolling beetles across the savannah

Researchers from Swedish, German and South African universities suggest that the beetles can also steer based on changes in wind direction.

Egg temperature affects chicks’ clumsiness

Researchers at Florida International University recently used bobwhite quail eggs to test whether incubation temperatures influence the way chicks walk.