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Female cowbirds prefer less intense male courtship displays

In most species, females prefer the most intense courtship display males can muster, but a new study finds that female cowbirds actually prefer less intense displays. The full results are published May 2 in the open access ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mantis males engage in riskier mating behavior if deprived of female access

Male praying mantises are more likely to engage in risky mating behavior if they have not had recent access to females, as reported Apr. 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Female praying mantises are kn ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Locked down, RNA editing yields odd fly behavior

Because a function of RNA is to be translated as the genetic instructions for the protein-making machinery of cells, RNA editing is the body's way of fine-tuning the proteins it produces, allowing us to adapt. The enzyme ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

European dung-fly females all aflutter for large males

European and North American black scavenger flies – also called dung flies as their larvae develop in the feces of vertebrates and thus break them down – belong to the same species. Nevertheless, ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Four-winged dinosaur's feathers were black with iridescent sheen

A team of American and Chinese researchers has revealed the color and detailed feather pattern of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 130 million years ago. The non-avian dinosaur's ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A bird's song may teach us about human speech disorders

(PhysOrg.com) -- Can the song of a small bird provide valuable insights into human stuttering and speech-related disorders and conditions, including autism and stroke? New research by UCLA life scientists ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Probing Question: How much has dating changed in recent years?

The economy may be struggling, but these days Cupid has found some profitable new niches. With about 95 million single adults in the United States, the online matchmaking industry is booming, to the tune of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mammal secrets

You probably don’t need a field guide to identify a raccoon. Or a grey squirrel. You’re not likely to say, “that big white shaggy beast, hmm, yes, might be a polar bear. Let’s check.” ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tiny crooners: Male house mice sing songs to impress the girls

Male house mice produce melodious songs to attract mates. Unfortunately for us, because the melodies are in the ultra-sonic range human ears cannot detect them. Through spectrographic analyses of the vocalizations of wild ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research shows how male spiders use eavesdropping to one-up their rivals

Researchers have made a new discovery into the complex world of spiders that reflects what some might perceive as similar behavior in human society. As male wolf spiders go searching for a mate, it appears they eavesdrop, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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