Browsing: evolution
How do 17-year cicadas, which live underground as nymphs, track the passage of time so they all emerge synchronously as…
Even a single gene, reshuffled or regulated in new ways, can fuel repeated bursts of evolutionary innovation, according to a…
Whole genome sequencing has revealed that snow leopards have low genetic diversity because they are rare, and probably always have…
Migration has critical impacts on life trajectories by shaping mortality and reproductive outcomes. These findings are important for our knowledge…
Over the horizon, long term planning is not the strong suit of great apes like us. Homo sapiens are highly…
Raised by foster parents, how do juvenile cowbirds discover their true identity and learn proper social development so they grow…
Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and…
The first hummingbird species to presumably nest and roost in colonies has been discovered in the high Andes of Ecuador.…
A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this…
A new study has uncovered an unexpected function of the cownose ray’s long, thin tail — it acts as a…