Zoology News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Dairy cows typically rest for 10 or more hours a day, so a dry, clean, and comfortable place -- such as a freestall -- to lie down and rest is essential for their health, well-being, and production ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Typically, closely related animal species have difficulty coexisting because they are competing for similar resources. Despite eating the same figs, binturong, small-toothed palm, masked palm, and ...
Nov. 20, 2024 — Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Migratory birds are known for their ability to traverse thousands of kilometres to reach their breeding or wintering grounds. Research found that these birds, in this case, Eurasian reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) are using only the Earth's ...
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Nov. 19, 2024 — In order to use remote locations to record and assess the behavior of wildlife and environmental conditions, the GAIA Initiative developed an ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Up until recently, habituation -- a simple form of learning -- was deemed the exclusive domain of complex organisms with brains and nervous systems, such as worms, insects, birds, and mammals. But a ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — A newly discovered pterosaur fossil is shedding light on the evolutionary journey of these ancient flying reptiles. This complete specimen, named Skiphosoura bavarica, provides crucial insights into ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher has been involved in developing a mathematical model that can be used to better ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — The history of a major animal group, composed of millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nemotodes, has been elusive -- until now. A team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — Fish stocks along the West African coast have declined significantly over the past five decades, threatening food security and the livelihoods of the ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater biodiversity and well-being for the human population. Researchers have studied at 103 locations in ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Two conflicting memories can both be activated in a worm's brain, even if only one memory actively drives the animal's behavior, finds a new ...
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Nov. 15, 2024 — From the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro to the shoulders of pirates: parrots are synonymous with color for people across the world. In a new study, scientists uncover a 'switch' in the DNA of ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have found a trigger for social learning in wild animals. An experiment on great tits has pinpointed a single factor --immigration -- that can cause birds to pay close attention to others, ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers are utilizing artificial intelligence to analyze the behavior of laboratory mice more efficiently and reduce the number of animals in ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in Yosemite National Park, their populations are ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — 'Cool' white lights -- such as those in modern car headlights -- endanger moths by causing them to fly erratically, new research ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Scientists have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, NeuroMechFly v2 helps us understand brain-body coordination, ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Mobile phones could be the key to a cheaper and more reliable way of tracking animals for ecology and conservation research, according to a new ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — The aging and failure of cells that occurs when one part of the body is damaged can spread to other organs, a study ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A new study highlights the importance of caribou and muskoxen to the greening Arctic tundra, linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Facebook and Instagram can boost wildlife conservation efforts through public awareness and engagement, according to a new ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — A new study reveals that two strains of pathogenic fungi unexpectedly divide insect victims amongst themselves rather than aggressively compete for ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful fruits and flowers. And there has been a dramatic explosion of color signals in ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — An AI model could accurately identify goats in pain, opening up better treatment opportunities for animals and non-verbal ...
Scientists Find Space-for-Time Substitutions Exaggerate Urban Bird--Habitat Ecological Relationships
Nov. 7, 2024 — A common way ecologists predict population counts may be an unreliable way of forecasting future bird counts in urban areas, meaning scientists may be overestimating and underestimating the losses of ...
Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Scientific Thought on Emotions in Animals
- Backyard Birds Learn from Their New Neighbors When Moving House
- Behavioral Analysis in Mice: More Precise Results Despite Fewer Animals
- Frog Populations Once Decimated by Disease Mount a Major Comeback
- 'Cool' White Car Headlights More Likely to Dazzle Moths
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Bluetooth Technology Unlocks Urban Animal Secrets
- Cell Aging in One Organ Can Snowball Into Multi-Organ Failure
- Bird Brain from the Age of Dinosaurs Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- More Than One Third of Vietnam's Mammal Species Are at Risk of Extinction, Study Finds
- In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role
- Remarkable New Swimming Sea Slug in the Deep Sea
Monday, November 11, 2024
- A New Wrinkle in Turtles: Their Genomes Fold in a Unique Way, Researchers Find
- Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak
Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Insect-Killing Fungi Find Unexpected Harmony in War
- New Study Maps Dramatic 100-Million-Year Explosion in Color Signals Used by Animals
- Scientists Trained AI to Detect Faces in Pain, in Goats
- Scientists Find Space-for-Time Substitutions Exaggerate Urban Bird--Habitat Ecological Relationships
- 'Shallow' Sports and 'deep' Social Hierarchies: Not All Pecking Orders Are Created Equal
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- How Gophers Brought Mount St. Helens Back to Life in One Day
- Research Reveals How Stormy Conditions Affect Albatrosses' Ability to Feed
- Washington Coast Avian Flu Outbreak Devastated Caspian Terns, Jumped to Seals
- The Egg or the Chicken? An Ancient Unicellular Says Egg
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Did the World's Best-Preserved Dinosaurs Really Die in 'Pompeii-Type' Events?
- Not the Usual Suspects: Novel Genetic Basis of Pest Resistance to Biotech Crops
- Fossil of Huge Terror Bird Offers New Information About Wildlife in South America 12 Million Years Ago
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Echolocating Bats Use an Acoustic Cognitive Map for Navigation
- New Findings on Animal Viruses With Potential to Infect Humans
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Improving Deer Health One Test at a Time
- Solar-Powered Animal Cells
- Algae Research Provides Insight on Immune Health
- Large Herbivores Have Lived in Yellowstone National Park for More Than 2,000 Years
- Sinuses Prevented Prehistoric Crocodile Relatives from Deep Diving
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Oceanographers Record the Largest Predation Event Ever Observed in the Ocean
- Weddell Seals in the Antarctic Strategically Time Their Most Extreme Dives to Maximize Foraging
- More Social Species Live Longer
Monday, October 28, 2024
- What Animal Societies Can Teach Us About Aging
- Bird Wings Inspire New Approach to Flight Safety
- Giant Clam Declared Critically Endangered After the Latest Assessment
- Co-Culture System for Sustainable Cultured Meat Production
- Thin Skin Significantly Blunts Injury from Puncture
- Lab-Grown Pork Gets Support from Sorghum Grain
- Why Langurs Drink Salt Water
- H5N1 Virus Isolated from Infected Dairy Worker Is 100% Lethal in Ferrets, but Does Not Appear to Be Circulating in Nature Anymore
- No Incentive for Older Birds to Make New Friends
- Using Weather Radar to Track Australia's Migrating Birds
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Invisible Anatomy in the Fruit Fly Uterus
- Move Along, Moose: Study Reveals the 'most Canadian' Animals
- How Mammals Got Their Stride
- Invasive Silver Carp Reduce Movement in Chicago-Area Water
- Researchers Complete the Largest Compilation of Cancer Prevalence Across Vertebrates
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Human Actions Likely Cause Insect Color Change
- Evaluating the Link Between Chemicals and Declining Insect Populations
- Bird Study Finds Sons Help Their Parents Less Than Daughters Because They're Scouting Future Prospects
- Study of Chick Peeps Could Improve Understanding of Animal Emotions
- New Mapping Techniques Empower Bird Conservation in Colombia
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Fossils Unveil How Southern Europe's Ecosystem Changed Through Glacial-Interglacial Stages
- Paleontologists Discover Colorado 'swamp Dweller' That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs
- New Parasite Discovered Amid Decline of California's Unique Channel Island Fox
- Saving the Bats: Researchers Find Bacteria, Fungi on Bat Wings That Could Help Fight Deadly White-Nose Syndrome
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Will Tropical Biodiversity Run Dry Under Climate Change? Two Visions for the Future
- Invasive Flathead Catfish Impacting Susquehanna's Food Chain
- Researcher Works to Preserve the White Shark in the Mediterranean Sea
Monday, October 21, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Artificial Nests Boost Penguin Breeding Success, but There's No One-Size-Fits-All Design
- Concerning Levels of PFAS in Fish Miles Away from Large Contamination Source
- Aquaculture Uses Far More Wild Fish Than Previously Estimated, Study Finds
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Zebrafish as a Model for Studying Rare Genetic Disease
- Plastic Pollution Harms Bees, Review Finds
- Alaska's Iliamna Lake Harbor Seals Genetically Isolated from Entire Pacific Ocean
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Seven New Frog Species Discovered in Madagascar: Sounds Like Something from Star Trek
- Study Uncovers How Silkworm Moth's Odor Detection May Improve Robotics
- Tube Sock-Like Skunk Covers More Ground Than Deer, Impacted by Winter Weather, Study Finds
- Arthropods Dominate Plant Litter Decomposition in Drylands
Monday, October 14, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Newly Discovered Late Cretaceous Birds May Have Carried Heavy Prey Like Extant Raptors
- Light Pollution Disturbs Moths Even in the Dark
- Another Step Towards Decoding Smell
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Mexican Jumping Beans Jump to Safety in a Dynamic World
- Dogs Contaminate Ponds With Parasite Medications
- New Species of Clearwing Moth from Guyana Discovered in Wales
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Plenty More Fish in the Sea? Environmental Protections Account for Around 10 Percent of Fish Stocks on Coral Reefs
- Low Stream Diatom Biodiversity Potentially Decreasing Stream Oxygen Production in Remote Islands
Friday, October 4, 2024
- Scientists Uncover Auditory 'sixth Sense' In Geckos
- Drier Winter Habitat Impacts Songbirds' Ability to Survive Migration
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Toddlers Get Nearly Half Their Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods
- The True Global Impact of Species-Loss Caused by Humans Is Far Greater Than Expected
- Outdoor Businesses and Venues Could Benefit from Boosting Biodiversity
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Bottlenose Dolphins 'smile' At Each Other While Playing
- A Leap in Behavioral Modelling: Scientists Replicate Animal Movements With Unprecedented Accuracy
- Scientists Use Tiny 'backpacks' On Turtle Hatchlings to Observe Their Movements
- Snakes in the City: Ten Years of Wildlife Rescues Reveal Insights Into Human-Reptile Interactions