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If you're horny and you know it clap your... flippers?
I have the utmost respect for everyone who made this happen.
An exciting, and compact, alternative to skin grafts.
Light pollution is really messing up their romantic life.
The supercharged jellyfish swam up to three times faster than they normally would have.
Climate change will force species to migrate in search of ideal living conditions, and a new paper estimates where they’ll go in order to inform conservation efforts. Each species has a set of conditions it likes to live in — a certain amount of light, a temperature that’s just right, certain habitats to act as […]
"This the first time modern technology has been used to explore the brain of this amazing animal."
Fossil footprints from the Karoo Basin of southern Africa could teach us more about how ecosystems respond to truly massive volcanic eruptions. The Karoo Basin is covered in extensive basaltic lava flows from the Early Jurassic. It’s believed that the intense volcanic activity recorded during that time had a powerful impact on global climate and […]
She's my spirit animal.
Certain genes cause differences in how body fat is stored among the sexes. This insight could someday be used to treat metabolic-related illnesses.
Don't "hurray". This isn't actually good news.
This could revolutionize the field of crop protection.
It's buzzing with knowledge.
Not all flowers are equal to bees.
Nanostructures on the butterfly's wings are especially designed to protect living tissue inside them. This could inspire engineers to design more efficient heat shields.
British researchers say that e-cigs are 95% harmful than regular cigarettes and refute a WHO report claiming that vaping should be avoided entirely.
This could save millions of lives.
It's evolution in the making.
A set of fossils collected 35 years ago belonged to the oldest-known scorpion species to date, a new study reports. The scorpion lived around 437 million years ago and was surprisingly versatile, having the ability to breathe both on land and underwater, the team explains. This fossil helps us make better sense not only of […]
The level of detail is really astonishing.
It's not ready yet, but it is promising.
The almost indestructibles organisms would struggle to adapt to a warmer world
Straight-up nightmare fuel.
With great impact comes great responsibility.
You can't adapt to gettin' stabbed.
They can move, carry loads, and repair themselves.
Some of these new species are already at risk of extinction.
Like humans, cuttlefish can see in stereo... and likely enjoy a night out at the movies.
Somewhere in Trinidad, killifish are growing more brain cells to avoid predators.
If you wanna fly, sacrifices must be made; mostly in the gut.
That's not something you hear every day.
This is not a story about snakes -- this is about saving lives.
A small tool for a puffin, a large tool for puffinkind.
"The future mammal record will be mostly cows, pigs, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, etc., and people themselves," the authors note.
Hemp and coffee cell cultures will grow for 30 days in microgravity.
Years later, tortoises still remember what they were taught.
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
Researchers in Australia analyzed certain genes associated with longevity to design a 'lifespan clock' for different extinct and living species.
Breeding cross-species hybrids could one day allow scientists to grow human organs in other animals.
It's the oldest evidence of insects feeding on feathers.
"It's not very often that we're challenging ideas that are almost two hundred years old," says the team.
Although they are not able to conceive anymore, orca grandmothers boost the survival of their grand-offspring. Could this explain menopause?
A lucky encounter between a fruit fly and a pail of milk around 5,500 years ago set the stage for dairy product.
Our ancestors screened partners for 'niceness' -- and our genomes reflect that.
It takes me longer to even decide to go to the dentist.
"Our results indicate that the disappearance of Neanderthals might have resided in the smallness of their population(s) alone," the paper's abstract reads.
Anything larger would need more blood than a heart can pump.
A new study reports on 364 genetic elements that could be involved in obesity regulation.
This was the first time such a behavior was observed in insects and may represent a unique adaptation to bees.
We should do more with less. Nature needs it.
