Researchers have demonstrated the possibility of preventing the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, which is responsible for more than a million malaria deaths a year, from becoming sexually mature.

New Barn Swallow Study Reveals Image Makes The Bird:

In the world of birds, where fancy can be as fleeting as flight, the color of the bird apparently has a profound effect on more than just its image. A new study of barn swallows reveals it also affects the bird’s physiology.

Toad Research Could Leapfrog To New Muscle Model:

A toad sits at a pond’s edge eyeing a cricket on a blade of grass. In the blink of an eye, the toad snares the insect with its tongue. This deceptively simple, remarkably fast feeding action offers a new look at how muscles work.

Kew Gardens Provides Climate For Agricultural Change:

A device to help some of the most impoverished farmers in Africa maximise their crop yields is being tested at London’s Kew Gardens.

Factors That Make Bacteria More Modular Detailed:

Many bacteria break their metabolic processes into chunks. That may be logically tidy, but it’s often metabolically inefficient. Researchers have now figured out the factors that tend to make bacteria more modular.

A Great Lakes Mystery: The Case Of The Disappearing Species:

Throughout the overlooked depths of Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes, a small but important animal is rapidly disappearing.