A study published by The American Naturalist, and in which Faculty of Science and Technology researcher David López-Idiáquez participated, explored whether climate change alters the plumage coloration of the blue tit (Cyanistes ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2022
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Prior to the First World War, sprawling European empires collectively controlled roughly 80% of Earth's landmass. Following WWII, that percentage drastically shrank, as colonies and occupied territories successfully vied ...
Ecology
Jun 1, 2022
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Weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects, suggests new research by an international team of scientists led by the Milner Center for Evolution at the ...
Evolution
Apr 6, 2022
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Researchers in Oakland University's Department of Biological Sciences have published a study that employs statistical models to analyze host-parasite relationships—in this case between tadpoles (hosts) and flatworms (parasites). ...
Ecology
Mar 8, 2022
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As the name implies, California market squid are often sold in stores and typically found between Baja California and Monterey Bay. So, the squid's periodic appearance in the Gulf of Alaska—about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2022
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In Greek mythology, Hydra was a monstrous water serpent that lived in a swamp and terrorized nearby residents. When intrepid Hercules sliced off one of Hydra's multiple heads, two more heads grew back in its place.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2021
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Giant bird-eating centipedes may sound like something out of a science-fiction film—but they're not. On tiny Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific's Norfolk Island group, the Phillip Island centipede (Cormocephalus ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2021
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A new study from CU Boulder finds that hundreds of millions of years ago, small single-celled organisms may have evolved into larger multicellular life forms to better propel themselves through icy waters.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 28, 2021
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"Equal pay for equal work," a motto touted by many people, turns out to be relevant to the plant world as well. According to new research by Stanford University ecologists, plants allocate resources to their microbial partners ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2021
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Monotremes are among the world's strangest animals, mixing mammalian and reptilian characteristics in the one creature.
Evolution
Jun 9, 2021
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