Motion Camouflage: The Remarkable Hunting Tactics of Trumpetfish
An experiment on coral reefs provides the first evidence that predators use other animals for motion camouflage to approach their prey without detection. A new…
An experiment on coral reefs provides the first evidence that predators use other animals for motion camouflage to approach their prey without detection. A new…
A team of scientists led by researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have developed an innovative method to link the genetics and function of…
Charles Darwin – arguably the most influential man of science in history, accumulated a vast personal library throughout his working life. Until now, 85 percent…
Using canned salmon, scientists studied anisakid roundworms to assess changes in Alaskan marine ecosystems over four decades, revealing insights into ecological health and the impact…
An enormous meteor spelled doom for most dinosaurs 65 million years ago. But not all. In the aftermath of the extinction event, birds — technically…
All modern non-African human groups originated from ancestors who migrated out of Africa over 60,000 years ago. How long did it take for these separations…
It’s one of life’s most defining moments—that crucial step in embryonic development, when an indistinct ball of cells rearranges itself into the orderly three-layered structure…
Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, stand as the top killers globally, taking approximately 18 million lives annually. This observation justifies the adage…
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed atomic-level structural models of enzymes linked to autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, such as lupus and Alzheimer’s disease. When nucleic…
Research shows that chicks just hatched are able to identify objects visually, despite only having encountered them through tactile sensations previously. Newly hatched chicks, reared…
Nestled at the back of your head, the cerebellum is a brain structure that plays a pivotal role in how we learn, adapting our actions…
Scrub mints are among the most endangered plants you’ve probably never heard of. Over half of the existing 24 species are recognized as threatened or…
Visual marker in petunia flowers sheds light on a little-known process. A research team led by Purdue University has begun translating the intricate molecular language…
Brain structure, particularly the hypothalamus size, varies with body weight, indicating a potential brain-based mechanism for obesity. Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a…
The most extensive genomic study to date has unveiled how the birds spread all over the world after mass extinction. Birds represent the sole surviving…
Researchers studied hundreds of Bengal cats to uncover the genetic origins of their leopard-like patterns and found that their appearance stems largely from domesticated cats….
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine, WVU School of Medicine and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology discovered that specific neurons in the brain are…
Research shows small environmental changes can significantly influence the structures of cells and organisms. Scientists have found a “tipping point” in the evolution of fungi…