Zoology News
June 2, 2024
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May 30, 2024 — Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically 'isolated' from other trout, new research ...
May 31, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a highly effective, nontoxic, and less expensive way to lure hungry termites to their ...
May 29, 2024 — Antibiotics prevent snails from forming new memories by disrupting their gut microbiome -- the community of beneficial bacteria found in their ...
May 30, 2024 — This fossil looks like a lumpy, rounded rock with a couple of exposed teeth that are a little worse for wear, having been submerged and tumbled along the floor of the Gulf of Mexico for thousands of years before washing up on a beach. But when it ...
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May 30, 2024 — Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend ...
May 29, 2024 — New phenological and behavioral models will help scientists collect more accurate counts of emperor penguins. Emperor penguins are at the top of the food web. They are a reflection of how lower ...
May 29, 2024 — 62% of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) designated to protect rare migratory fish species are outside of their core habitats, according to a new ...
May 29, 2024 — Hummingbird flight mechanics have been well studied but far less is known about how their sense of touch helps them sip nectar from a flower without ...
May 29, 2024 — Review of research to-date suggests vaccination remains the most effective strategy for avian influenza prevention and control in humans, despite ...
May 28, 2024 — Researchers developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking which they can use in indoor environments as well as in the wild. They have thus taken an important step ...
May 27, 2024 — A research team tracked and studied floating sargassum in order to unlock its potential to be used to produce sustainable ...
May 28, 2024 — A team of scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to map the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals, such as worms, clams and shrimps, across all the oceans of the ...
May 23, 2024 — Virtual Reality experiments have illuminated the rhythmic glue that could keep animals moving in ...
May 24, 2024 — Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists have ...
Earlier Headlines
May 24, 2024 — An evolutionary biologist reports evidence of repeatable evolution in populations of stick ...
May 24, 2024 — Entomologists have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most prevalent indoor urban pest insect on the planet: the German cockroach. The team's research findings, representing the ...
May 24, 2024 — Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower virus levels in other vital organs, according to ...
May 23, 2024 — With Ontario's eight species of turtles considered at risk, a new nest designed by researchers has the potential to significantly bolster their struggling populations. The habitat is the first ...
May 23, 2024 — Humans have been long fascinated by bird song and the cacophony of other avian sounds -- from coos and honks to quacks and peeps. But little is known about how the unique vocal organ of birds -- the ...
May 23, 2024 — Constantly on the hunt for food: Harbor porpoises more vulnerable than previously thought to the disturbances from humans. The small whales spend more than 60 percent of their day hunting small fish ...
May 22, 2024 — Thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers returned regularly to Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile to hunt ancient elephants and take advantage of other local resources, according to a new ...
May 22, 2024 — Animals and fungi predominantly use two different modes of cell division -- called open and closed mitosis, respectively. A new study has shown that different species of Ichthyosporea -- marine ...
May 22, 2024 — A new study reveals that cows who are cuddled as therapy animals showed a strong preference for interactions with women when compared to men. In turn, the research, which opens a new era on whether ...
May 21, 2024 — The diversity and ecological functionality of bird communities in tropical agroforestry systems are shaped by the surrounding landscape, in particular the extent and composition of the ...
May 21, 2024 — Deforestation in Costa Rica raises the risk of cattle becoming infected with rabies by vampire bats, finds a new ...
May 21, 2024 — Scientists discover 'zoned development' in dinosaur skin, with zones of reptile-style scales and zones of bird-like skin with feathers. A new dinosaur skin fossil has been found to be ...
A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
May 21, 2024 — A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study ...
May 20, 2024 — Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of African fish, suggests a new ...
May 20, 2024 — Using citizen science, photographs, on-water observations and the combination of morphological and genetic data, researchers have provided evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray has recently made a ...
May 20, 2024 — When migrating through Ukraine in 2022, Greater Spotted Eagles were exposed to multiple conflict events that altered their migratory course, according to a new ...
May 20, 2024 — Researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to stay in ...
May 20, 2024 — The study's findings show mergansers arrived in the New Zealand region at least seven million years ago from the Northern Hemisphere, in a separate colonisation event to that which led to the ...
May 17, 2024 — A team explored the influence the spatial extent of research -- the geographical coverage of data collected -- has on evaluating the sensitivity of different fish species to climate ...
May 16, 2024 — The treatment of animals rates higher than green issues when consumers choose meat and dairy products. That's according to a new study, which suggests that while consumers consider ...
Friday, May 24, 2024
- On Repeat: Biologists Observe Recurring Evolutionary Changes, Over Time, in Stick Insects
- Entomologist Sheds Light on 250-Year-Old Mystery of the German Cockroach
- High H5N1 Influenza Levels Found in Mice Given Raw Milk from Infected Dairy Cows
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Designing a Better Nest to Help Endangered Turtles
- Birdsong and Human Voice Built from Same Genetic Blueprint
- Constantly on the Hunt for Food: Harbor Porpoises More Vulnerable Than Previously Thought
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Ancient People Hunted Extinct Elephants at Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile 12,000 Years Ago
- Exploring Diversity in Cell Division
- Cuddled Cows Who Work as Therapy Animals Showed a Strong Preference for Women Compared to Men, Study Finds
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Regional Differences in Bird Diversity in Agroforestry Systems
- Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation
- Researchers Discover Hidden Step in Dinosaur Feather Evolution
- A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Cloudy Waters Causes African Fish to Develop Bigger Eyes
- After Hundreds of Years, Study Confirms Bermuda Now Home to Cownose Rays
- Ukraine War Caused Migrating Eagles to Deviate from Their Usual Flight Plan, Study Finds
- Meerkat Chit-Chat
- Evolutionary History of Extinct Duck Revealed
Friday, May 17, 2024
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Eurasian Jays Can Use 'mental Time Travel' Like Humans, Study Finds
- Two Decades of Studies Suggest Health Benefits Associated With Plant-Based Diets
- Analyzing Androgynous Characteristics in an Emperor Penguin Courtship Call
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected in New York City Wild Birds
- Some Mice May Owe Their Monogamy to a Newly Evolved Type of Cell
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Researchers Uncover What Makes Some Chickens More Water Efficient Than Others
Monday, May 13, 2024
- First Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Transmitted from Cow to Human Confirmed
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- World's Largest Hummingbird Is Actually Two Species
- Fruit Fly Testes Offer Potential Tool Against Harmful Insects
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Island Birds More Adaptable Than Previously Thought
- Some Varieties of Annual Flowers Have a Place in Pollinator-Friendly Gardens
- Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- New Record Holder for Smallest Dispersers of Ingested Seeds: Woodlice
- Acceptance of Animals in Urban Environments
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Birdwatching Can Help Students Improve Mental Health, Reduce Distress
- Did a Magnetic Field Collapse Trigger the Emergence of Animals?
- In Medieval England, Leprosy Spread Between Red Squirrels and People, Genome Evidence Shows
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Wild Orangutan Treats Wound With Pain-Relieving Plant
- Artificial Intelligence Enhances Monitoring of Threatened Marbled Murrelet
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Missing Link in Species Conservation: Pharmacists, Chemists Could Turn Tide on Plant, Animal Extinction
- Researchers Parse Oddity of Distantly Related Bats in Solomon Islands That Appear Identical
- Trotting Robots Reveal Emergence of Animal Gait Transitions
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Fading Lights: Multiple Threats to North America's Firefly Populations
- Long Snouts Protect Foxes When Diving Headfirst in Snow
- Fixin' To Be Flexitarian: Scrap Fish and Invasive Species Can Liven Up Vegetables
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Test Reveals Mice Think Like Babies
- Florida Dolphin Found With Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
- Could Fishponds Help With Hawaii's Food Sustainability?
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity
- Herring Arrives Earlier in the Wadden Sea Due to Climate Change
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
- How Do Birds Flock? Researchers Do the Math to Reveal Previously Unknown Aerodynamic Phenomenon
- Unveiling the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Squids' Birthday Influences Mating
- Study Compares Salmonella Rates in Backyard, Commercial Poultry Farm Samples
- Tropical Fish Are Invading Australian Ocean Water
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Compound from Blessed Thistle Promotes Functional Nerve Regeneration
- 'Itinerant Breeding' In East Coast Shorebird Species
- Lemur's Lament: When One Vulnerable Species Stalks Another
- Helping Migrating Salmon Survive Mortality Hot-Spot
- Key Protein Regulates Immune Response to Viruses in Mammal Cells
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Paleontologists Unearth What May Be the Largest Known Marine Reptile
- Mountain Chickadees Have Remarkable Memories. A New Study Explains Why
- Copper Beads in Pig Feed Reshape Swine Gut Microbiome
- Storks Fly With a Little Help from Their Friends
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Reproductive Success Improves After a Single Generation in the Wild for Descendants of Some Hatchery-Origin Chinook Salmon
- Huge Database Gives Insight Into Salmon Patterns at Sea
- Older Males out-Compete Young Males Outside Breeding Pairs, Bird Study Shows
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Evolution's Recipe Book: How 'copy Paste' Errors Cooked Up the Animal Kingdom
- Tropical Forests Can't Recover Naturally Without Fruit-Eating Birds
- Even the Simplest Marine Organisms Tend to Be Individualistic
- Leptanilla Voldemort, a Ghostly Slender New Ant Species from the Dark Depths of the Underground
- Carbon Beads Help Restore Healthy Gut Microbiome and Reduce Liver Disease Progression
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- New Computer Vision Tool Wins Prize for Social Impact
- Oxidant Pollutant Ozone Removes Mating Barriers Between Fly Species
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Scientists Create Octopus Survival Guide to Minimize Impacts of Fishing
- Ants in Colorado Are on the Move Due to Climate Change
- New Report 'braids' Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Forest Adaptation Strategies Against Climate Change
- 3D Mouth of an Ancient Jawless Fish Suggests They Were Filter-Feeders, Not Scavengers or Hunters
- Cold-Affinity Algae Species Are Gradually Being Replaced by Warm-Affinity Ones Off the Coast of Biscay