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Bird feathers may have evolved more recently than previously thought, and the development of powered flight may have been…
“Finish your dinner or there’ll be no dessert for you!” – it’s a cry heard at dinner tables around the world, as mothers battle to convince their sons about the importance of eating properly. Sorry lads…
Scientists have identified the cells that cause a common type of childhood leukaemia – T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia…
We humans have long been interested in defining the abilities that set us apart from other species. Along with capabilities such as language, the ability to recognise and manipulate numbers (“numerical…
The male-specific Y-chromosome is shrinking – and it’s happening at different rates across species. Researchers discovered…
Tool use among fish is more common than previously thought, say researchers from Macquarie University. While tool use is…
Whales are a highly specialised group of mammals which left their terrestrial ancestors for the ocean about 50 million years ago. They have become so well adapted to the marine environment that they can…
The mere presence of a predator can cause enough stress to kill a dragonfly, even when that predator can’t actually get at…
A fish’s personality may determine how it is captured. The association between personality differences and the capture-technique…
Salmon and other fish predators have more than three times the gut capacity they need on a daily basis. The extra space allows…
Eyeless fish that have evolved underground, completely isolated from the day-night cycle, may offer clues to how our body clocks work up here on dry land. Authors of a report published today in the online…
Homo sapiens mated with their ancient human counterparts, including Neanderthals, and helped improve the modern human immune system in the process, according to a new study. Researchers from the Stanford…
An estimated 8.7 million species exist on Earth, according to a paper published today in PLoS Biology. The figure is based on a new validated analytical technique that, it’s said, significantly narrows…
Researchers believe they have finally identified the variety of wild yeast that now underpins the entire lager beer industry…
Caterpillars moult four to five times before turning into an adult as a moth or butterfly, usually after reaching a specific…
Radioactive tags have been used by scientists to uncover an environmental market where plants and fungi trade energy. The…
Far from being a harmonious sing-a-long, song-sharing among sparrow populations is actually an aggressive behaviour, akin…
Male houbura bustards that are particularly exuberant in their attempts to attract female attention have been found to die…
We now know that mountain treeshrews and summit rats feed on the nectar secreted by the giant pitcher plant – Nepenthes rajah – then defecate into its pitchers, providing it with much needed nutrients…
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