In an Evolutionary Arms Race, Moths Enlist more Troops A new study finds that ultrasound-producing moths are much more common than previously thought, with three new sound-producing organs, eight new subfamilies, and potentially thousands…
Social Connections Allow Species to Thrive The number of interactions between different species increases community diversity, but the mean interaction strength decreases. The interaction capacity hypothesis suggests that interspecies connectance may…
New Leopard Gecko Species are discovered in India’s Relic Forests The leopard gecko, also known as the common leopard gecko, is a ground-dwelling lizard native to Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal’s rocky dry grassland…
Largest Study on Longevity and Aging in Reptiles and Amphibians Unveils Aging Secrets Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise, who is 190 years old, made headlines recently for being the “oldest living land animal in the world.” Although there…
Huge Migration Bird Declines are Attributed to Human-Built Infrastructure, Hunting, and Climate Change According to recent research from the University of East Anglia, migratory bird populations are dropping globally as a result of how people have changed the…
Chaos is More Common in Ecological Systems than Previously Believed, According to a Study Researchers from UC Santa Cruz and NOAA Fisheries have conducted new research that suggests chaos in natural populations may occur far more frequently than previously…
Four Out of Seven Species have been Identified as “Plastic Positive” in a New study that Reveals the Effects of Plastic on Small Mammals More than half of the species whose feces were analyzed had evidence of plastic in them, according to researchers looking into how much plastic tiny…
Amazonian Butterflies Brain Anatomy is affected by Habitat Changes Scientists at the University of Bristol discovered that habitat differences influence alterations in the neurological systems of tropical butterflies. Diverging populations are exposed to diverse…
A New Kangaroo from Papua New Guinea has been Described Paleontologists from Australia have discovered a new genus of enormous fossil kangaroos in the mountains of central Papua New Guinea. According to the latest description…
The Mysterious Causes of Dolphin Play During a field trip to Mikura Island in Japan in 2014, marine biologist Vincent Janik clearly recalls observing a pod of dolphins play with seagrass.…
Significant Dolphin DNA Research Large research on dolphin populations in Australia discovered a need for further conservation and policy measures to sustain adaptive variety and connectedness. The first large-scale…
Africa’s Protected Areas Are Too Small to Protect Rapid Population Declines of Vultures Because they clean up the environment by eating carcasses, vultures help to prevent the spread of wildlife illnesses. The main cause of the vulture populations’…