Birds use social networks to pick opponents wisely
Knowing when to fight and when to flee is a big part of many animal societies, including our own. University…
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Bees? Please. These plants are putting ants to work
In a world first, Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers have discovered a plant that has successfully evolved to use ants…
Population ecology: Origins of genetic variability in seals
A new study led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers shows that fluctuations in population sizes in the past have…
Simulations reveal interplay between scent marking and disease spread
In a new mathematical model that bridges animal movement and disease spread, territorial behaviors decreased the severity of potential disease…
Tiger snakes tell more about local wetlands’ pollution levels
Tiger snakes living in Perth’s urban wetlands are accumulating toxic heavy metals in their livers, suggesting that their habitats —…
Sea snakes have been adapting to see underwater for 15 million years
Sea snakes first entered the marine environment 15 million years ago and have been evolving ever since to survive in…
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans
A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, found that it…
Human activity threatens vertebrate evolutionary history
A new study maps for the first time the evolutionary history of the world’s terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and…
‘Single pixel’ vision in fish helps scientists understand how humans can spot tiny details
Recently discovered ‘single-pixel vision’ in fish could help researchers understand how humans are able to spot tiny details in their…
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans
A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, found that it…