Studying the process of brain formation illuminates just how much of development is a series of tiny miracles. Only a few weeks after a human egg is fertilized, a sheet of cells called the neural plate widens, stretches and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 21, 2025
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Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular "traffic cops" known as morphogens regulate ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 1, 2025
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Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at Lund University in Sweden found in a new study when they collected dead hedgehogs ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2025
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Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been widely debated, paleontological discoveries and developmental biology studies suggest that feathers ...
Evolution
Mar 20, 2025
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In recent years, the hedgehog population has declined. In 2021, they were redlisted. Hedgehogs are a threatened species in Norway and several other European countries.
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2025
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Night-time collisions with robotic lawnmowers are a significant animal welfare and conservation problem for hedgehogs as they often suffer serious or even fatal injuries. In order to make the operation of robotic lawnmowers ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2025
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Research has found hedgehogs living in the same, semi-rural area have wide variation in hibernation timing and pattern, with some entering hibernation as much as three months later than others. The researchers say this flexibility ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2024
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Hedgehogs are the most rescued wild animal in the UK. Here's our guide to help you know when they need to be rescued—and when it is best to leave them alone.
Ecology
Nov 10, 2024
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The European hedgehog—a valued and charming visitor to gardens—is now officially in decline all over Europe. In today's update of their red list for Europe, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2024
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A joint study carried out at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, and SEY Animal Welfare Finland investigated the treatment of injured and sick wildlife as well as associated factors. The care of wild ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 2, 2024
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