Animals and other creatures
![Seeking the sweet spot to beat a pig parasite](/getmedia/30869767-881b-438b-9f19-531ef9eee79e/Pig-parasite-480x270.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
Seeking the sweet spot to beat a pig parasite
Researchers extracted, separated and tested glycans from the porcine whipworm in an effort to determine the best way to develop treatments and vaccines.
![Animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years](/getmedia/ea1a59f2-95d0-4ea4-93e9-e62dd77b3936/Glowing-corals-480x270.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
Animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years
Despite its widespread occurrence, scientists don’t yet know when or where this phenomenon first emerged, or its original function.
![Harnessing a natural plant insecticide for commercial use](/getmedia/e614c824-5036-45da-a5ea-c276c9a35c3f/JBC-insecticide-thumb.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
Harnessing a natural plant insecticide for commercial use
Researchers in Australia have identified circular peptides, called cyclotides, that affect the formation of cell membranes, causing death or restricted growth.
![How to control chronic wasting disease](/getmedia/06db5d5d-a50f-4737-8b30-2a2705e5db83/Chronic-wasting-disease-480x270.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
How to control chronic wasting disease
A prion sickness similar to mad cow is spreading rapidly through North America’s deer and elk populations. A veterinary microbiologist discusses the options for keeping it in check.
![Cardiolipin helps fruit flies take flight](/getmedia/52d5a159-1a3d-497b-bf5a-a3a19d30da1e/JBC-RNA-thumb.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
Cardiolipin helps fruit flies take flight
Researchers at New York University have found that this long-lived phospholipid may underlie the insect’s extraordinary wing strength.
![Snaking toward a universal antivenom](/getmedia/3e6d30e2-cec8-4ec5-b8f0-4555cb49789d/Universal-antivenom-480x270.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
Snaking toward a universal antivenom
Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered antibodies that protect against a host of lethal snake venoms.
![Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas panhandle](/getmedia/030c6a57-a689-41fa-8cfc-d8603da08fb6/bird-flu-thumb.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas panhandle
Dairy farmers and veterinarians in northern Texas furiously investigated a mysterious illness among cattle before the government got involved.
![Cows offer clues to treat human infertility](/getmedia/406212db-ce3a-47d4-8c1c-5307f26c7614/Cows-human-infertitlty-480x270.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
Cows offer clues to treat human infertility
Decoding the bovine reproductive cycle may help increase the success of human IVF treatments.
![No oxygen? No problem](/getmedia/1d687a26-aafb-4daa-87b9-220af747c13d/electric-fish-thumb.jpg?width=480&height=270&ext=.jpg)
No oxygen? No problem
By studying how electric fish survive in hypoxic streams for months at time, researchers may find new ways to target tumors.