Biodiversity is declining rapidly. Many conservation actions focus on single species. An alternative approach is to comprehensively improve ecological processes...
Dolphins and other toothed whales are large brained top predators that captivate our imagination; they are extremely social, they cooperate,...
The iconic X-shaped organization of metaphase chromosomes is frequently presented in textbooks and other media. The drawings explain in captivating...
Africa, where humans first evolved, today remains a place of remarkable diversity. Diving into that variation, a new analysis of...
New Flinders University research gives insights into the fascinating world of Australian native bees, finding that one highly evolved species...
Tucked away in a small, dark room at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Brittani Schnable is on a fishing expedition. Wielding...
As the planet warms, animals that breed in the Arctic are at particular risk. But a new study reported in...
Three UCO studies delve into how the Earth’s most abundant photosynthetic organisms, marine cyanobacteria, are also able to obtain energy...
In a paper published Feb. 28 in the journal eLife, a team of researchers headed by Princeton’s Alexander Ploss settle...
The pink-throated brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa gularis, has, unsurprisingly, a brilliant pink throat. So does its cousin, the rufous-webbed brilliant hummingbird,...
When it comes to a quick draw, few creatures outgun adult snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis). They stun passing fish and...
Saad Bhamla was in his backyard when he noticed something he had never seen before: an insect urinating. Although nearly...
