A newly-discovered walking shark that breaks all of the rules for survival is the focus of a first-of-its-kind study by...
The flash of lightning and the dance of auroras contain a fourth state of matter known as plasma, which researchers...
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence to potentially overturn a prevailing belief in a type of important signaling...
Monash University scientists have challenged the conventional wisdom that biological patterns are explained by physical constraints. In a study published...
Many mammals have a sweet tooth, but birds lost their sweet receptor during evolution. Although hummingbirds and songbirds independently repurposed...
Insects are known to rely on microbial protection during immobile developmental stages, such as eggs. But despite the susceptibility of...
To feed Africa’s growing population, agricultural-food systems need to be modernized. In a new study, researchers analyzed how continental free...
Extreme weather such as prolonged drought and heavy rainfall is becoming more and more common as the global average temperature...
Using sophisticated electronic tags, scientists have assembled a large biologging dataset to garner comparative insights on how sharks, rays, and...
Just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and start of the Triassic, reptiles had...
From parasitic mind control to feasting waxwings and bubble-breathing lizards, the second BMC Ecology and Evolution Image Competition has produced...
Certain species of bacteria in the gut interact with and help balance levels of dietary cholesterol by using it to...
