Coconut rhinoceros beetle makes unexpected ‘host shift’ to Guam’s cycad trees
Researchers at the Western Pacific Tropical Research Center at the University of Guam have documented what biologists call a “host…
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Marine animals live where ocean is most breathable, ranges may shrink with climate change
As oceans warm due to climate change, scientists are trying to predict how marine animals — from backboned fish to…
Tortoise hatchlings are attracted to faces from birth
Tortoises are born with a natural preference for faces, according to new research from scientists at Queen Mary University of…
Climate change threatens Komodo dragons
The world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate change unless significant measures to intervene…
Your cells look young for their age, compared to a chimp’s
Many humans live to see their 70s and 80s, some even reach 100 years old. But life is much shorter…
African wild dogs have vestigial first digit and muscular adaptations for life on the run
African wild dogs have a vestigial first digit and muscular adaptations for life on the run Anatomists identify a vestigial…
How chemical diversity in plants facilitates plant-animal interactions
We aren’t the only beings who enjoy feasting on tasty fruits like apples, berries, peaches, and oranges. Species like bats,…
Animals’ magnetic ‘sixth’ sense may come from bacteria
A University of Central Florida researcher is co-author of a new paper that may help answer why some animals have…
Gene-edited livestock ‘surrogate sires’ successfully made fertile
For the first time, scientists have created pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable “surrogate sires,” male animals…
DNA unlocks a new understanding of coral
Scientists have developed a new genetic tool that can help them better understand and ultimately work to save coral reefs.…