What scientists until recently called the Alpine newt has turned out to be five different species, following genetic research by Leiden biologists. One of these species was even new to science and has now been given a name: ...
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Flashy birds, from peacocks to parrots, have inspired a long tradition of using animal colors to study evolution. Colorful plumage often functions as a signal—for example, to attract a mate. Alternatively, drab colors can ...
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Humans and many other social animals thrive in well-established community networks. Asian elephants are one example of a species that flourishes in groups that work together to access food and care for their young, among ...
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A biodiversity crisis is unfolding across the planet, but the deep sea was thought immune and even a refuge for marine life. New research led by Florida International University scientists and published in Nature Communications ...
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Roads, buildings and other infrastructure can restrict the movements of wildlife in cities. As a result, urban wildlife from different areas encounter one another less frequently, potentially resulting in reduced genetic ...
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Getting older usually brings a higher risk of death and declining reproduction. Yet for western harvester ant colonies, the opposite occurs. As a colony gets older, it becomes less likely to die and more likely to reproduce.
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Black rhinos are notoriously aggressive, not just to humans but also to their fellow black rhinos. Aggression is so prevalent that injuries sustained after fighting with another black rhino are a common cause of death. Because ...
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A new study has identified a previously unknown mechanism by which plants sense insect attack and activate defense responses.
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Can a bacterium's DNA reveal whether it will make a plant sick? Bioinformatician Guillermo Guerrero Egido believes so. In his PhD research, he developed a computational method that not only identifies potential pathogens, ...
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Researchers from Northeastern University's Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) have taken the next step toward deciphering the life cycle and unusual reproductive strategies of a limestone-eating species of shipworm. The results ...
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