Fishy parenting? penalizing offspring boosts cooperation

Dominant punishment boosts subordinate help in cichlids.

Birds adapt flight mechanics using lungs

Respiratory system affects light in soaring birds.

Bengal Cat Coats: Less wild than they look

Their appearance stems largely from domesticated cats.

Unveiling social networks of critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla

Adult female gorillas are at the centre of social networks in a sanctuary-living Grauer's Gorilla group.

Aardvark’s poop may reveal how the species is impacted by climate

Aridification of the landscape is isolating them.

A Japanese mosasaur terrorized Pacific seas 72 million years ago

A mosasaur called the Wakayama ‘blue dragon’ ruled prehistoric waters.

Study offers new information about the diet of tyrannosaurs

A young Tyrannosaur’s last meal.

How species of snakes have evolved and adapted?

Habitat and diet are strongly correlated to skull shape in dipsadine snakes.

Scientists captured first-ever images of a rare giant coconut-cracking rat

The rare giant rat is at least twice the size of a common rat.

Unlike other mammals, serotine bats engage in unique sexual behavior

A bat which lives in the UK has developed a novel way to reproduce.

Study deciphers the unexpectedly complex history of crocodiles

Scientists are peeling back the layers to find out how the surviving species came to be.

How hummingbirds can fly through dense, narrow spaces?

Hummingbirds have evolved their own unique strategies.

Endangered parrot species are thriving in urban areas

High-tech tracking reveals red-crowned parrots have four main roosts in Texas.

Vocal learning linked to problem-solving skills

Explore the cognitive skills of vocal learners in North American birds.

The evolution of kangaroo locomotion

Kangaroos used alternative methods to hop.

Species-wide genomics of kākāpō provides tools to accelerate recovery

High-quality kākāpō population sequencing provides a breakthrough in understanding key conservation genetics.

COVID-19 virus is evolving rapidly in white-tailed deer

Study finds deer are virus reservoirs, promoting ongoing mutation.

Fossils of “primitive cousins of T rex” shed light on the end of the age of dinosaurs in Africa

The diversity of dinosaurs in Morocco at the end of the Cretaceous period.

Caterpillar venom could be key to the delivery of lifesaving drugs

Study reveals toxins borrowed from bacteria.

Beautifully complete turtle fossils offer new insights into their environment

Perfectly preserved turtle fossil gives clues to habitat 150 million years ago.

Cuckoo eggs can be detected & rejected from their nest

African cuckoos may have matched fork-tailed drongo.

Newly discovered Archosaur species show that the ancestor of Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs was armored

Newly described 235-million-year-old fossil had armored plates above its backbone.

Large Pterosaurs were more nurturing than previously thought

Pterosaur giantism linked to increased parental care.

Mouse lemurs with higher cognitive performance live longer

People with higher intelligence have longer lifespans.

Joints disease is common among saber-tooth cats and dire wolves in Ice Age

Study finds surprisingly high incidence of osteochondrosis in these extinct predators.

Beak shape predicts bird nest material usage

Researchers have shown that the size of the beak influences the material used for bird nests.

An extinct apex predator was likely much weaker than once assumed

Apex predator of the Cambrian likely sought soft over crunchy prey.

Elephants have diverse diets, just like humans

Individual elephants' diets revealed by DNA metabarcoding.

Amazon river dolphins are under threat from fishing, dams, and dredging

Scientists used satellite tags to track eight dolphins in the Peruvian Amazon.

Birds and honey badgers may collaborate to steal bees in africa

Honey badger and ant share rewards by ripping open their nest together.
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