Researchers Discover that the Pleasant Odor of Wet Soil Signals Danger to Bacteria-Eating Worms
Geosmin has a distinct odor that pervades the air after a summer rainstorm or fills your nose when gardening. It’s the earthy, almost comfortable scent…
Zoology
Some Squirrels Benefit from Gut Bacteria while Hibernating
Ground squirrels are the only squirrels that hibernate during the winter. Tree squirrel species will hibernate for the winter. Both of these activities are examples…
Deep-water Cone Snails have a New Possibly Pain-killing Chemical
A genus of cone snails creates a venom molecule identical to the protein somatostatin, according to a new study. While researchers continue to learn more…
Pollinators can Benefit Greatly from ‘Injurious Weeds,’ According to New Research
Weeds are significantly more valuable in supporting biodiversity than we give them credit for, according to a new study financed by Rowse Honey Ltd by…
Birds Face a “Double Whammy” as a result of Global Warming and Other Environmental Changes
A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) reveals the impact of climate change on more than 60 different bird species for…
Spinosaurus’s Thick Bones enabled it to Hunt Underwater
Spinosaurus is the largest predatory dinosaur known, measuring more than two metres longer than the longest Tyrannosaurus rex, yet how it hunted has been a…
Fruit Flies may Adapt Quickly
Evolution is commonly thought to be a gradual process that occurs over an extended timescale. However, new research indicates that extensive physical and genetic adaptation…
A Mouse Study Demonstrates the Potential for Gene Editing to Treat Mitochondrial Disorders
Defective mitochondria, the “batteries” that power our bodies’ cells, could be restored in the future via gene-editing techniques. Scientists at the University of Cambridge have…
Animals’ Cognitive Ability to Adjust to a Quickly Changing Environment is being Studied by Researchers
Researchers collaborated to better understand the importance of flexibility and inhibition in problem-solving and how they interact in the great-tailed grackle, a behaviorally adaptable urban…
Two New Species of Birds Found Near China’s Great Wall – One Had a Moveable, Sensitive ‘Chin’
Paleontologists discovered evidence of an even older planet around 80 miles from the westernmost reach of China’s Great Wall. Over the previous two decades, scientists…
Birds’ Generosity is Influenced by their Social Life
Observing generosity in the crow family indicates parallels with human evolution. Working together to rear offspring, as well as enhanced tolerance for group members, contribute…
To Cope with Ocean Acidification, Rapid Evolution Fuels Transcriptional Plasticity in Fish Species
Dr. Celia Schunter of the School of Biological Sciences (Ecology and Biodiversity) & The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong (HKU),…
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