Most salamanders are homebodies when it comes to mating. But some of the beasts hit the road, traversing miles of rugged terrain unfit for an amphibian in pursuit of a partner from a far-away wetland.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2016
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Early development after birth can have profound effects on survival and reproduction. Now new research suggests that concentrations of a hormone associated with growth and aging in humans can be used to predict growth, reproduction, ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2016
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Bees use a variety of senses and memory of previous experiences when deciding where to forage for pollen, research by the University of Exeter suggests.
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2016
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Shedding a few pounds might be a good strategy in the human dating game, but for crickets the opposite is true.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2016
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Plants cannot move to find new places to live in, but they can actively direct their seeds to new suitable places for plant development. This 'directed dispersal' had previously been shown only for plants with seeds that ...
Ecology
Oct 14, 2016
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Amid efforts to restore native oyster populations on the West Coast, how are oysters expected to fair under climate change in the decades and centuries to come? Not too badly, according to a study from the University of California, ...
Environment
Oct 10, 2016
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In the animal kingdom colourful traits can be both a blessing and a curse. A new study from a group of researchers at Uppsala University has studied the conspicuous wing coloration of two species of damselflies. Their results ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2016
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Trees are able to distinguish whether one of their buds or shoots has been randomly torn off or has been eaten by a roe deer. In the case of roe deer browsing, they activate corresponding defence mechanisms. This is the result ...
Ecology
Sep 12, 2016
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Can the woolly mammoth be brought back from the dead? Scientists say it's only a matter of time.
Ecology
Aug 25, 2016
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Invasive plants are often characterized as highly aggressive, possessing the power to alter and even irreversibly change the ecosystems they invade. But a recent University of Illinois study shows that one such invader, garlic ...
Ecology
Jun 14, 2016
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