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Published Sophisticated swarming: Bacteria support each other across generations



When bacteria build communities, they cooperate and share nutrients across generations. Researchers ...
Published Study finds widespread 'cell cannibalism,' related phenomena across tree of life



Researchers describe cell-in-cell phenomena in which one cell engulfs and sometimes consumes another...
Published Across oceans and millennia: decoding the origin and history of the bottle gourd



Researchers have uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one...
Published The ancestor of all modern birds probably had iridescent feathers



Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there:...
Published Will it slip or will it grip: scientists ask, 'what is snail mucus?'



Scientists profile the mucus of Cornu aspersum -- a snail species used in beauty product formulation...
Published Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact



Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from f...
Published Scientists condition crocodiles to avoid killer cane toads



Scientists have trialled a new way to protect freshwater crocodiles from deadly invasive cane toads...
Published Skin behind the ears and between the toes can host a collection of unhealthy microbes



Scrubbing behind the ears and between the toes may help keep the skin in those regions healthy, new...
Published Whales Around the World Play With Kelp Clumps



A new article has analyzed another understudied behavior in baleen (filter-feeding) whales such as h...
Published Study identifies multi-organ response to seven days without food



New findings reveal that the body undergoes significant, systematic changes across multiple organs d ...
Published Ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380 million years ago



The rivers of Australia, which once flowed across its now dry interior, used to host a range of biza ...
Published Head lice evolution mirrors human migration and colonization in the Americas



A new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that lice came to the Americas twice -- once durin...
Published Lion with nine lives breaks record with longest swim in predator-infested waters



A record-breaking swim by two lion brothers across a predator-infested African river has been docume ...
Published How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics



Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement acro...
Published Scientists develop strong yet reusable adhesive from smart materials



Scientists have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's fee...
Published Do some mysterious bones belong to gigantic ichthyosaurs?



Several similar large, fossilized bone fragments have been discovered in various regions across West ...
Published First 'warm-blooded' dinosaurs may have emerged 180 million years ago



The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may have evolved...
Published A new species of extinct crocodile relative rewrites life on the Triassic coastline



The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret For...
Published Sixty-million-year-old grape seeds reveal how the death of the dinosaurs may have paved the way for grapes to spread



Scientists discovered the oldest fossil grapes in the Western Hemisphere, which help show how after...
Published Skipping evolution: Some kangaroos didn't hop - Skipping Evolution: The Fascinating Story of Non-Hopping Kangaroos



Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis....