Corona waste kills animals throughout the entire world
Dutch scientist want to know how bad the problem is, exactlyCredit: Alexander Schippers It all started when litter researchers found ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
Female salmon are dying at higher rates than male salmon
Credit: UBC Female adult sockeye from the Fraser River are dying at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts on ...
Giant fossil’s ‘bird-brain’
Scientists find whopping head was crammed for spaceCredit: Flinders University The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up ...
Highlands of diversity: Another new chameleon from the Bale region, Ethiopia
Credit: Koppetsch et al. The Bale Mountains in south-central Ethiopia are considered to be one of the most unique centers ...
Changes in Antarctic marine ecosystems
Intensity of phytoplankton production during Antarctic summer affects the structure of seafloor ecosystemsCredit: Lluís Cardona (UB-IRBio) Understanding the evolution of ...
Rodenticides in the environment pose threats to birds of prey
Credit: Oliver Krone/Leibniz-IZW Over the past decades, the increased use of chemicals in many areas led to environmental pollution - ...
A divided visual field
Credit: (Image: Anna Stoeckl / University of Wuerzburg) Hummingbird hawkmoths are small insects that hover in the air like hummingbirds ...
BioRescue develops ethical risk assessment for northern white rhino rescue programme
New technologies and new responsibilities in research and conservationCredit: BioRescue/Jan Zwilling The BioRescue consortium develops and applies new technological approaches ...
Mussel sensors pave the way for new environmental monitoring tools
Credit: James Reynolds, NC State University Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that ...
Penguin hemoglobin evolved to meet oxygen demands of diving
Experiments on ancient proteins reveal evolution of better oxygen capture, releaseCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Call it the evolutionary ...
Dog vs. machine: Who’s a better bomb detector? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 -- What's better at finding a hidden bomb -- a dog ...
How flashlight fish communicate with light signals in the school
The blinking frequency affects the behaviour of the other fish in the school.Credit: RUB, Department of General Zoology and Neurobiology, ...
Turns out altruism is for the fish
Osaka City University shows experimental evidence of an altruistic nature in small convict cichlid fishCredit: Shun Satoh, Masanori Kohda OSAKA, ...
A Red List of insect experts in Europe
New EC-funded project will identify trends in taxonomic expertise across Europe to identify gaps in expert knowledgeCredit: Denitza Peneva Insects ...
Parasites may make dogs smell good to insect vector
Credit: Monica E. Staniek, 2019 The protist parasite Leishmania infantum can alter its host's odor to attract female sand flies, ...
Using conservation criminology to understand restaurant’s role in urban wild meat trade
Restaurants in Central African urban areas are key drivers in keeping protected wildlife on the menuCredit: WCS KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ...
Enigmatic circling behavior captured in whales, sharks, penguins, and sea turtles
Credit: Narazaki et al. / iScience Technological advances have made it possible for researchers to track the movements of large ...
Sheep vs. goats: Who are the best problem solvers?
Credit: Christian Nawroth When it comes to adapting to new situations, goats are a step ahead. Compared to sheep, they ...
Christmas Island reptile-killer identified
Bacterium responsible for deaths of critically endangered speciesCredit: Parks Australia. Native reptile populations on Christmas Island have been in severe ...
Escape from mongoose: frog’s novel strategy
Invasive mongooses altered leg length and endurance of endangered island frogsCredit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Biodiversity is increasingly ruined by humanity's ...
