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…
Zoology
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’…
Great White Sharks are being Deterred by Pair of Orcas
Since 2017, a pair of Orca (Killer Whales) has terrorized and killed Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa, driving a large number…
Trilobites Had Clasper-Like Limbs Used for Mating, According to Fossil Discovery
Trilobites predominate the fossil record of early sophisticated animal life in great part because of their exoskeleton’s ease of fossilization. It is challenging to extrapolate…
For Certain Migrating Birds, Light Pollution is Getting Worse all Year
The southeastern United States, Mexico, and Central America have the highest levels of nighttime light pollution, according to results based on year-round data collected throughout…
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