Animals

Mar 16, 2019 08:38 AM EDT

Tracking turtles with telemetry

New model predicts where Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles travel to help protect endangered species

Mar 15, 2019 09:54 AM EDT

Wild African ape reactions to novel camera traps

African wild apes notice and often react to novel items in their environment

Mar 15, 2019 09:51 AM EDT

Why fly the coop? With shortage of mates, some birds choose to help others raise offspring

It's not uncommon for young adults to pitch in and help out with the care of younger siblings. But it turns out that sometimes birds choose to become avian au pairs rather than raise their own brood.

Mar 15, 2019 09:49 AM EDT

Bacteria may help frogs attract mates

The role played by symbiotic microorganisms isolated from the skin of anurans has been discovered by researchers in Brazil. The study is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Mar 14, 2019 10:38 AM EDT

Sea otters' tool use leaves behind distinctive archaeological evidence

Researchers used an interdisciplinary approach combining ecology and archaeological methods to study sea otters' past behavior

Mar 14, 2019 10:36 AM EDT

Hungry moose more tolerant of wolves' presence

Driven by the need for food, moose in western Wyoming are less likely to change their behavior to avoid wolves as winter progresses, according to new research by University of Wyoming scientists.

Mar 14, 2019 10:14 AM EDT

Wolves lead, dogs follow -- And both cooperate with humans

Human social life would be unthinkable without cooperation. The frequency and complexity with which humans cooperate with each other are extraordinary, if not unique.

Mar 14, 2019 08:33 AM EDT

Climate change could devastate painted turtles

AMES, Iowa - An Iowa State University biologist is sounding the alarm for the painted turtle, one of many reptiles for which climate change could prove particularly threatening.

Mar 13, 2019 09:16 AM EDT

Desert plants provided by homeowners offer habitat for desert bird species

UMass Amherst, Forest Service and Arizona State ecologists investigate bird diversity

Orange Belly of Astrobatrachus kurichiyana (IMAGE)

Mar 12, 2019 09:55 AM EDT

New species of frog sheds light on major biodiversity hotspot in southern India

Discovery will help researchers better understand a region of the world known for its evolutionary significance

Mar 12, 2019 09:51 AM EDT

Unprecedented number of warm-water species moved northward during marine heatwave

Tropical species near San Francisco? New range limit records indicate future face of California coast

Close up of the the First Discovered Specimen of the Branch's Stiletto Snake (IMAGE)

Mar 11, 2019 10:14 AM EDT

New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa

Following a series of recent surveys in north-western Liberia and south-eastern Guinea, an international team of researchers found three stiletto snakes which were later identified as a species previously unknown to science.

Mar 08, 2019 10:40 AM EST

Pheromones and social status: Machos smell better

Male house mice produce several pheromones, which are volatile and non-volatile chemical signals that have potent effects on the reproductive physiology and behavior of females.

Mar 07, 2019 08:53 AM EST

Scientists find worms that recently evolved the ability to regrow a complete head

New study reveals regeneration of amputated body parts is not always an ancient trait and scientists might need to rethink the way they compare animals with regenerative abilities

Mar 07, 2019 08:41 AM EST

Fish diversity linked to Caribbean coral reef health

The health of coral reefs can be impacted as much by the diversity of fish that graze on them as by the amount of fish that do so, according to a new study by scientists at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. In the Science Advances paper, the researchers untangle and unveil the powerful effects that biodiversity has on Caribbean coral reefs.