Duke Today Schools Feed https://today.duke.edu/ en Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:18:58 -0400 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:12:50 -0400 Life is Tough But So Are Worms -- Thanks to Mom https://today.duke.edu/2019/07/life-tough-so-are-worms-thanks-mom Insulin signaling helps hungry mother worms make sure the next generation fares better in the face of famine Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2019/07/life-tough-so-are-worms-thanks-mom Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:12:50 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Biology|Sciences, Life|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Baboon Sexes Differ in How Social Status Gets 'Under the Skin' https://today.duke.edu/2018/12/baboon-sexes-differ-how-social-status-gets-under-skin Status-health connection depends, in part, on what it takes to get ahead Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/12/baboon-sexes-differ-how-social-status-gets-under-skin Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:26:06 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Evolutionary Anthropology|Faculty|News Releases & Tips|Sciences, Life|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences How Fruits Got Their Eye-Catching Colors https://today.duke.edu/2018/09/how-fruits-got-their-eye-catching-colors Fruits owe their rainbow of colors to the various animals that eat them, study shows Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/09/how-fruits-got-their-eye-catching-colors Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:20:41 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Evolutionary Anthropology|Sciences, Life Birds Categorize Colors Just Like Humans Do https://today.duke.edu/2018/08/birds-categorize-colors-just-humans-do Zebra finches perceive only red or orange, even when the truth falls somewhere in between Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/08/birds-categorize-colors-just-humans-do Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:14:23 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sciences, Life Lemurs Can Smell Weakness in Each Other https://today.duke.edu/2018/06/lemurs-can-smell-weakness-each-other Injury alters their aroma Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/06/lemurs-can-smell-weakness-each-other Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:48:13 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sciences, Life Nanomaterials Could Mean More Algae Outbreaks for Wetlands, Waterways https://today.duke.edu/2018/06/nanomaterials-could-mean-more-algae-outbreaks-wetlands-waterways High tech metal particles may inadvertently take a toll on aquatic life Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/06/nanomaterials-could-mean-more-algae-outbreaks-wetlands-waterways Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:35:58 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sciences, Life Birds Have Time-Honored Traditions Too https://today.duke.edu/2018/06/birds-have-time-honored-traditions-too Creating traditions that pass the test of time doesn’t require exceptional smarts Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/06/birds-have-time-honored-traditions-too Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:59:54 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sciences, Life|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Details That Look Sharp to People May be Blurry to Their Pets https://today.duke.edu/2018/05/details-look-sharp-people-may-be-blurry-their-pets Humans see the world in higher resolution than most animals. Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/05/details-look-sharp-people-may-be-blurry-their-pets Wed, 30 May 2018 11:59:31 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Sciences, Life|students, graduate and professional How Turning Down the Heat Makes a Baby Turtle Male https://today.duke.edu/2018/05/how-turning-down-heat-makes-baby-turtle-male Scientists start to crack 50-year puzzle of how temperature influences a hatchling’s sex Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/05/how-turning-down-heat-makes-baby-turtle-male Thu, 10 May 2018 16:14:35 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Cell Biology|Duke Center for Genomics and Computational Biology|News Releases & Tips|Sciences, Life|students, graduate and professional Why a Robot Can't Yet Outjump a Flea https://today.duke.edu/2018/04/why-robot-cant-yet-outjump-flea How small creatures generate world’s fastest snaps, jumps and punches Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2018/04/why-robot-cant-yet-outjump-flea Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:30:00 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Biology|Sciences, Life|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences