The Sexy Scent Of Lemur Lovin'

The Sexy Scent Of Lemur Lovin'

For lemurs, genetic diversity and scent complexity go hand in hand during the breeding season, say researchers from Duke University and the Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive (CNRS /…
X-Man Or African Frog?

X-Man Or African Frog?

Biologists at Harvard University have determined that some African frogs puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes when threatened, using the bones as claws capable of wounding predators…
Pre-Hatched Baby Crocodiles Communicate

Pre-Hatched Baby Crocodiles Communicate

Researchers have shown that the pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their mothers - and even to their siblings. To us, they sound like "umph! umph! umph!" but to…
Massive Moths!  (Genomes, Not So Big)

Massive Moths! (Genomes, Not So Big)

Like several other insect orders, the Lepidoptera is staggeringly diverse -- there are about 180,000 described species in the order and an untold number that remain unknown to biologists. (For…
Female Red Squirrels Are, Basically, Tramps

Female Red Squirrels Are, Basically, Tramps

Researchers have found that female red squirrels showed high levels of multimale mating and would even mate with males that had similar genetic relatedness, basically mating with their relatives.…
Trees Nitrogen Fixation Paradox Gets A Theory

Trees Nitrogen Fixation Paradox Gets A Theory

Nitrogen is essential to all life on Earth, and determines how much carbon dioxide ecosystems can absorb from the atmosphere, says UC Davis assistant professor Benjamin Houlton. There are puzzling…
Altruism In Insect Colonies A Family Issue

Altruism In Insect Colonies A Family Issue

The contentious debate about why insects evolved to put the interests of the colony over the individual has been reignited by new research from the University of Leeds, showing that they do so to…