June 16, 2022 — Researchers developed a toolkit for investigating the molecular mechanisms governing the parasitic nature of the wasp species Asobara japonica. They first used DNA and RNA-sequencing-based techniques ...
June 7, 2022 — The numerous casualties of bats at wind turbines (WT) have a negative impact on the populations of affected species and potentially far-reaching consequences for the biodiversity in rural areas. ...
June 2, 2022 — Tobacco hawkmoths can distinguish crucial from irrelevant odors in a complex odorous mixture to locate food sources and host plants for laying their ...
June 1, 2022 — Turns out you're not the only one who needs a good night's rest to function well the next day. Researchers found that mosquitoes whose slumber is disrupted are more interested in catching ...
June 1, 2022 — High on sunshine, humans often decide when dandelions get to spread their species -- but the puffballs have their own ideas on how best to ...
May 26, 2022 — The raw material for evolution is much more abundant in wild animals than we previously believed, according to new ...
May 23, 2022 — A comprehensive family tree, based on DNA sequences, has revealed that drywood termites have made at least 40 oceanic journeys over the last 50 million years to reach far flung ...
May 20, 2022 — Biologists say nighttime light pollution can interfere with the remarkable navigational abilities of monarchs, which travel as far as Canada to Mexico and back during their multi-generational ...
May 20, 2022 — Satellites and drones can provide key information to protect pollinators. A new study examines new ways of using these technologies to track the availability of flowers, and says this could be ...
May 20, 2022 — Real data gathered by volunteers was combined with new computer models for the first time to reveal which UK moth species are struggling to expand into new regions and the landscape barriers ...
May 19, 2022 — Praying mantises have gained recent popularity as pets, sold at animal fairs and pet markets, but also collected in the wild by a fast-growing community of hobbyists and professional marketers. An ...
May 16, 2022 — Researchers have developed a CRISPR-Cas9 approach to enable gene editing in cockroaches, according to a new study. The simple and efficient technique, named 'direct parental' CRISPR ...
May 16, 2022 — Many animal species bury their eggs, for a number of different reasons. While it is firmly established that Eurasian penduline tits bury them because of sexual conflict, their Chinese counterparts ...
May 13, 2022 — Researchers have untangled the intricate physics and neural controls that enable dragonflies to right themselves while they're ...
May 12, 2022 — How does a cockroach's aversion to sugar turn into an aversion to mating? Researchers discover the mechanism behind this ...
May 11, 2022 — Fruit flies continue to mate with each other even when infected with deadly pathogens -- reveals a new ...
May 10, 2022 — Thanks to their easily fossilized exoskeleton, trilobites largely dominate the fossil record of early complex animal life. However, trilobite appendages and the anatomy of the underside of their body ...
May 10, 2022 — In Finland, climate change is causing the pine pest Panolis flammea, or pine beauty moth, to shift its range northward 50 years ahead of predictions. Changes in both the distribution and size of the ...
May 10, 2022 — Fruit flies synchronize the movements of their heads and bodies to stabilize their vision and fly effectively, according to researchers who utilized virtual-reality flight simulators. The finding ...
May 9, 2022 — In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species imitates a more dangerous one in an evolutionary 'ruse' that affords the mimic protection from would-be predators. Now, researchers have discovered ...