Foot-fouling grime restricts interloping geckos on a small island, while native lizards curl their toes and use their claws to dash up dusty surfaces
When a giant virus attacks one marine predator, it sacrifices itself to make viruses that kill the attacker
In my book The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar, I profile a lot of bizarre creatures. But none has a weirder sex life than the worm that penis-fences. The post
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Shrimp aren't supposed to pair up Bonnie and Clyde style, dress in silly costumes, and go marauding for starfish to flip over and devour. The post
The Psychedelic Shrimp That's Half Romance and Half Murder appeared first on
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Changing attitudes, surrogacy and reproductive technology mean it's right that England and Wales reconsider the birth-registration law, says Julie McCandless
The premise: A CDC biologist and FBI sleuth team up to stop a diabolical gene-hacking genius. The twist: Gene-hacking genius is the biologist's former boss. The post
Hey, J.Lo: We Wrote Your Gene-Hacking Drama for You appeared first on
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There's a fish that makes its home in the butt of a sea cucumber. Why? Because it worked for one crazy ancestor, and winning strategies get perpetuated. The post
Evolution FTW! The Weird Stuff Animals Do to Survive appeared first on
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The biologists Rosemary and Peter Grant have spent four decades on a tiny island in the Galápagos. Their discoveries reveal how new animal species can emerge in just a few generations. The post
The Legendary Biologists Who Clocked Evolution’s Astonishing Speed appeared first on
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A type of ragworm has been spotted dabbling in gardening for the first time, a behaviour that allows it to grow much bigger by unleashing more nutrition
Even though they lack ears, it seems that spiders can “hear” everyday sounds up to several metres away with their leg hairs