WURZBURG, Germany, July 2 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Ants: Who looks after the injured in a colony? * Patients in hospital generally trust the nursing staff. After all, they have undergone training and, in some cases, have several years' professional experience. In the case of carpenter ants, it is not nursing expertise that determines who cares for the patients: "There are no specialised 'medics' in the colonies. Instead, this task is carried out by worker ants that are in the process of transi more PR

DAVIS, California, July 2 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * Honeybee Queens Push Pesticides to Eggs to Protect Themselves Over Their Offspring * Worker bees are the first line of defense when it comes to removing contamination in honeybee colonies, but a queen has her ways, too. A honeybee queen facing chronic exposure to pesticides will take up that contamination and pass it along to her eggs, a process researchers call maternal offloading. The findings, which document for the first time the extent  more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 1 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * More colorful songbirds face higher extinction risk * Press Inquiries Press Contact Emily Cerf ecerf@ucsc.edu Key takeaways * Colorful passerine birds are at a greater extinction risk than drab species, particularly in Indomalaya (South and Southeast Asia). * This correlation is stronger in temperate regions than tropics, and in countries with a lower human development index. * The pet trade for songbirds may e more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, July 3 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech's Michael N. Lehman Elected President of FASEB Lique Coolen, a neuroscientist and the university's VP for Research and Provost, VP for Academic Affairs, is named Vice President-Elect for Science Policy on FASEB's Executive Committee. Michael N. Lehman, PhD, the Regents Endowed Professor and Chair of Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, has been elected president of the Federation of American Soci more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 3 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Dr Cynthia Taub named president of the American Society of Echocardiography Cynthia Taub, MD, MBA, FASE, the Edward C. Reifenstein Endowed Professor and chair of Medicine at Upstate Medical University, has been appointed president of The American Society of Echocardiography, effective July 1. Taub is a nationally recognized cardiologist, educator, and researcher, and is the seventh woman to lead the society in its more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * The fox everyone thought was gone * KINGSTON, R.I. - July 2, 2026 - For more than 20 years, no one had confirmed seeing the tiny gray fox that once roamed the forests of Cozumel, a Mexican island known for its turquoise waters and coral reefs. Many assumed the animal had disappeared forever. Then, in 2023, a University of Rhode Island doctoral student planning a diving trip to the island stumbled upon the mystery of the missing fox and decide more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Hungry bacteria and a new way to scale up data Yale researchers present novel strategies for creating computer simulations and providing better emergency care, uncover new information about gut bacteria, and moderate a national discussion about science. - This month's "Insights & Outcomes" brings the summer sizzle with news about the adaptability of gut bacteria, a statistics success story, and a Yale professor who led a high-profile discussion on  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Tiny teeth fossils reveal ancient origins of ocean's most abundant deep-sea fish Yale researchers used fossilized teeth in ocean sediments to trace the origins of Cyclothone, a deep-sea fish genus, back at least 55 million years. By Mike Cummings The deep sea, which is typically defined as depths of at least 200 feet, is home to 90% of marine fish life, but the fishes that inhabit it are poorly represented in the fossil record. Whole body fish fos more PR