When it comes to selecting a mate, females are traditionally thought of as the choosy sex; males, meanwhile, aren’t thought to be particularly picky. This makes sense for many species – the sex that invests…
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Exposure to warmer water can greatly increase the reproductive powers of the common pest fish gambusia, a new study shows…
Groups of allied male dolphins in Western Australia’s Shark Bay form shifting, overlapping social networks unlike anything…
Pulses of steroid hormones are responsible for differentiating an insect’s lifecycle metamorphoses, researchers at Washington…
Researchers from the Agency of Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have analysed the nature of the “alarm substance…
Asian honey bees attempt to ward off would-be predators by vibrating their abdomens from side to side, researchers at the…
A series of treadmill-based experiments at James Cook University have determined that estuarine crocodiles don’t need the…
Weaver ants share a collective memory of the odours of rival ants, researchers from the University of Melbourne and elsewhere…
The genome of the saltwater crocodile has been fully sequenced as a result of an international scientific collaboration which…
A new species of ferret-badger has been found in central Vietnam. The new species, Melogale cucphuongensis, differs from…
An analysis of woodpecker anatomy and behavior revealed some features that prevent head injuries and could potentially be…
Multiple mating - or polyandry - is beneficial for females, according to an experimental evolutionary study. In an article…
The Komodo Dragon has an astoundingly weak bite, new research has found. The largest lizards in the world, which have been…
Twenty years ago, Jared Diamond’s book “The Third Chimpanzee” highlighted a startling fact. If we adhere to the scientific rules for classifying species (taxonomy), humans should be classified as a third…
Crows can recognise and ascribe numerical meaning to symbols, a new study shows, suggesting that the unusually intelligent birds may be able to “read” numbers and simple icons. Crows are known for their…
Female dolphins who have successful relatives and “friends” are much better at producing calves, according to researchers…
A new report on Australian birds has added four more species to the critically endangered list and found that a total of 39 species or sub-species are more threatened now than they were a decade ago. The…
Species that are mutually dependent on each other can, in some cases, become separated and reconnect again over distances…
Only a few days old and still blind and naked, chicks of the African greater honeyguide kill their newly hatched foster siblings…
Greyhounds, much like some humans, see a rise in their blood pressure in response to a doctor’s visit. Researchers from Ohio…
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