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05/06/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Unique study concludes that migratory birds move away from diseases to raise their young

Swedish researchers have found that European migratory songbirds leave their warm but disease-laden homes in the tropics to raise their vulnerable young in the healthier environs of Europe. This way, according to an article on ScienceDaily, their species could make do with less robust but also less costly immune systems. The University of Lund researchers came across this discovery […]

11/30/2017 / By Janine Acero

Touch is the most basic sense: Even bacteria use it to navigate their environment and communicate

Bacteria may be some of the simplest forms of organisms, but they have been known to be capable of responding to chemical signals and perceiving their environment even without sensory organs. However, a new research has revealed that bacteria actually possess a “sense of touch” and are able to recognize surfaces and change their behavior within seconds […]

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