Hummingbirds are more likely to drink alcohol than you think

Hummingbirds drink alcohol, but only in small amounts.

Battery-free GPS tracker tracks wolves’ movements for years

New technology could allow wildlife trackers to last for the lifetime of an animal.

The diet of ancient herbivores weakened teeth, leading to starvation

Ancient reptile rhynchosaur was replaced by dinosaurs 250-225 million years ago.

Poop research can help to increase white rhino populations

Reproductive status on the gut microbiome of southern white rhinoceros.

A new dinosaur from the early-late Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah

Iani smithi provides insights into how dinosaurs weather mid-Cretaceous ecological change.

Dogs can find great crested newts in challenging environments

Dog could detect newts even through soil, which might aid critical conservation efforts.

Genomes of 233 primate species have been sequenced

New insights into genetic diversity and diseases.

Gorillas are more resilient than humans due to early life adversity

Young gorillas are resilient to losing their mothers.

Large animals travel more slowly to avoid overheating

Whether an animal is flying, running or swimming, its traveling speed is limited by how effectively it sheds the excess heat generated by its...

The sounds of chimpanzees are combined to convey new meanings

Chimpanzees use call combinations and compositional processing to communicate.
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