Why some animals defy the odds to thrive in urban areas
Wed 11:50am By NULLCities can be deeply unwelcoming places for wildlife. They are noisy, difficult to get around, full…Madagascar's lemurs live with the threat of cyclones. Has this shaped their behavior?
Wed 11:44am By NULLMadagascar is an island that's no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is…Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, heat tolerance study shows
Wed 11:00am By NULLScientists will be able to better identify what amphibian species and habitats will be most impacted…Climate change: Scientists discover differences in the way forest and desert flies process external temperature
Wed 11:00am By NULLTiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature,…Satellite image analysis delivers new insight into the functional diversity of tropical forests
Wed 11:00am By NULLSatellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of…Solanum pan-genome for crucial crops paves the way for better breeding
Wed 11:00am By NULLAbout 75% of the world's food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are…Genetic mixing: The secret to killer whale resilience and adaptability
Wed 10:15am By NULLAn international team of marine biologists have published research in Molecular Ecology that shows…Bonobos and chimps offer clues to how our early ancestors had sex for social purposes
Wed 10:15am By NULLWe don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension…After 120 years of conservation efforts, Yellowstone bison are a single breeding population, researchers discover
Wed 10:15am By NULLResearchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have…Spectroscopy study reveals how agave plants survive extreme droughts
Wed 10:00am By NULLAgave plants may be best known for their role in tequila production, but they are also remarkably…New fossil discovery of an early human ancestor reveals that it walked upright, just like humans
Wed 9:55am By NULLParanthropus robustus was a species of prehistoric human that lived in South Africa about 2 million…Ancient DNA reveals 6,000 years of the lives of Antarctic penguins
Wed 9:44am By NULLAnalysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin…The (baby) eagle has landed! Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome first hatchling
Wed 9:40am By NULLThousands of eager viewers who have been watching the eagles' nest on camera since the first pip…Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one's left to count them
Wed 9:25am By NULLIt's breeding season for the rapidly declining California spotted owl, and Ben Vizzachero was about…A gentler and more efficient method to purify proteins with light
Wed 9:21am By NULLProteins play a key role in the life sciences—from basic research and biotechnological…Near-complete genome assembly of Chinese spring opens the door for future wheat breeding
Wed 9:19am By NULLIn a new study published in Molecular Plant, researchers led by Fu Xiangdong and Lu Fei from the…New insights into pygmy blue whale foraging
Wed 7:18am By NULLEndangered pygmy blue whales dive to depths in the ocean to forage and feed along their migratory…Moth collected in 1855 is key to describing 11 new species
Wed 7:06am By NULLScientists at the Natural History Museum (NHM), London, have discovered that a long-overlooked moth…New species of 'dunny frogs' found in Queensland and Western Australia
Wed 7:00am By NULLEver flushed a toilet in the outback and seen a frog swirling around the bowl? These so-called…Lyrebird's secret farming skills uncovered in Australian forests
Wed 6:13am By NULLA beloved Australian bird best known for its stunning tail and powers of mimicry may have a cunning…
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