Shark ecotourism—where individuals pay to swim with wild sharks—may increase the likelihood of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) exhibiting disturbed behavior patterns resembling the fast, zigzag movements associated with ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2023
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In the intense male–male competition for females, males often develop alternative reproductive tactics to achieve successful reproduction through unconventional means. These tactics often arise from their own condition ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2023
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In males of many species, it pays to identify females that are nearing maturity to be the first in line for mating. Now researchers reporting in the journal iScience have found a remarkable example: male spider mites guard ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2023
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Masturbation is common across the animal kingdom but is especially prevalent among primates, including humans. Historically, this behavior was considered to be either pathological or a by-product of sexual arousal, and recorded ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2023
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It can be hard to know if someone is really into you. Sometimes, you get hints—a certain look or smile, a nervous blush or flirtation. Giraffes get none of that.
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2023
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Paleontologists said Thursday they had discovered a new giant carnivorous dinosaur species that had a massive head and tiny arms, just like Tyrannosaurus rex.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 10, 2022
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On Valentine's Day, couples all over the world will enjoy romantic dinners to celebrate love and relationships. The association between nutrition and mating is not unique to humans but is reflected across species throughout ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 9, 2022
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A research team of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona has sequenced the genome of the spider Dysdera silvatica Schmidt 1981, an endemic species living in ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2019
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Thousands of people—many of them children—are hurt or killed by land mines each year, so finding these devices before they explode is critical.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2019
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Genes in an area of the brain that is relatively similar in fish, humans and all vertebrates appear to regulate how organisms coordinate and shift their behaviors, according to a new Cornell University study.
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2018
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