A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years. The findings, published ...
The study—led by Brad Martin, a Flinders University Ph.D. candidate, with colleagues from Flinders' College of Science and Engineering—assessed the effects of introduced, reef-forming Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas), within ...
Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the U.S. The findings of the study are published in the journal Biology Letters.
The growth and lifespan of Parvancorina minchami, small anchor-shaped animals that lived on the seafloor about 550 million years ago, resemble that of current marine invertebrates like golden shrimp and Baltic clam.
In the wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behavior—tilling the soil to create habitats for their prey to flourish.
Scientists at Nottingham Trent University found that food from people—directly or indirectly—contributes an estimated 35% of the urban fox diet, compared to just 6% for their rural counterparts.
A beloved Australian bird best known for its stunning tail and powers of mimicry may have a cunning hidden talent.
A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms.
An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England's rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of coal burning and heavy industry, say researchers.
Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators.
