A perspective in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface argues that advances in AI, sensing technologies and modeling are ...
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'Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies': Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study finds
A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...
Climate change has a wide range of effects on wildlife. It affects seasonal migration, reproduction times, body size and mass ...
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...
A recently published study in Conservation Biology revealed that queen conch require more space to protect their aggregations ...
A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and relationships.
A new study shows there is a high cost of parenthood, quantifying the 10% “longevity tax” on reproduction. Consequently, mammals that have fewer or no offspring tend to live longer. But why does ...
A study by the Center for Biological Diversity published today in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ found that 2,204 species around the United States should be considered for protection under the ...
Never underestimate the mind of a crow. Members of a family of birds that includes ravens, rooks, magpies, and jays, crows have been known to bend wire into hooks to retrieve food; drop nuts in a road ...
A new study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed how the tropical forests are facing a new challenge, the reduction in seed-dispersing animals, which in ...
The 550-million-year-old fossil Tribrachidium heraldicum is one of the most enigmatic critters from the Ediacaran. With its circular, three-lobe form, it doesn't resemble any modern organism. The ...
Nancy Shute discusses how scientists are beginning to study animals’ emotions and personalities — from joy to individual ...
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