Sleep is one of the most mysterious, yet ubiquitous components of our biology. It has been described in all major groups of animals, including worms, jellyfish, insects or cephalopods, and in all ...
Vermont’s bat population, like many across the country, is in trouble. For over a decade, a fungal disease called White-nose syndrome (WNS) has devastated bat populations nationwide. The disease has ...
Microplastics, tiny shreds of human trash, are there as well, and in such abundance that larval fish are eating them in their first days of life. For newborn fish, to eat is to live another day ...