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Male poison frogs may use finger placement to channel pheromones to females while mating

A team of zoologists at Goethe University Frankfurt, in Germany, working with a colleague from Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, in Columbia, has found evidence that some species of poison frogs produce pheromones in one ...

Ecology Aug 5, 2024

More than half of NSW's forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks

Since European colonization, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts ...

Other Aug 2, 2024

The rise, fall and revival of research on human development

A new study takes a tour of the history of research into human embryology and development to show the "cycles of attention" that led to major scientific breakthroughs.

Plants & Animals Jul 29, 2024

From tree holes to trash—the breeding behavior of a frog endemic to the Andman Islands of India

A team of biologists from the University of Delhi and Zoological Survey of India, Harvard University, and the University of Minnesota has discovered a unique breeding behavior in a species of frog endemic to the Andaman Islands ...

Plants & Animals Jul 26, 2024

Invasive, blood-sucking fish 'may hold the key to understanding where we came from,' say biologists

One of just two vertebrates without a jaw, sea lampreys that are wreaking havoc in Midwestern fisheries are simultaneously helping scientists understand the origins of two important stem cells that drove the evolution of ...

Evolution Jul 18, 2024

Using AI to scrutinize and validate theories on animal evolution

By harnessing the power of machine learning, researchers have constructed a framework for analyzing what factors most significantly contribute to a species' genetic diversity.

Ecology Jul 18, 2024

Better dams offer major benefits to farmers and livestock

Managing the water quality of farm dams is critical to the health of livestock as well as boosting crop production, according to new research from the Sustainable Farms group at The Australian National University (ANU).

Plants & Animals Jul 16, 2024

New 3D anatomical atlas of the African clawed frog increases understanding of development and metamorphosis processes

A 3D anatomical atlas of the model organism Xenopus laevis (the African clawed frog) is now available to aid researchers in understanding embryonic development and metamorphosis—the intriguing process by which a tadpole ...

Plants & Animals Jul 16, 2024

Study shows frogs can quickly increase their tolerance to pesticides

Although there is a large body of research on pests evolving tolerances for the pesticides meant to destroy them, there have been considerably fewer studies on how non-target animals in these ecosystems may do the same.

Plants & Animals Jul 15, 2024

Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: Why the ancient rainforests of Queensland's Wet Tropics are so distinctive

In Queensland's northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometers between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, dating back million of years ...

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