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External morphology of Stylobates calcifer with host hermit crab Pagurodofleinia doederleini. The upper (A) and posterior (B) views and the marginal views of the right and left sides (C, D, respectively) of the living specimen. The upper and marginal views (E, F, respectively) of the preserved specimen. Scale bars - 5 mm. Image credit: Yoshikawa et al., doi: 10.1086/719160.

New Species of Symbiotic Sea Anemone Discovered Off Coast of Japan

Jun 23, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Scientifically named Stylobates calcifer, the new sea anemone species lives in a symbiotic relationship with a species of hermit crab called Pagurodofleinia...

Frog-eating bats were able to remember what they learned for up to four years in the wild. Image credit: Marcos Guerra.

Some Bats Have Remarkable Long-Term Memory, Study Shows

Jun 20, 2022 by News Staff

In new research, a team of scientists from the Ohio State University acquainted 49 frog-eating bats with a series of ringtones that attracted their attention,...

The village of Tel Tsaf, Israel: an overview of Area C with courtyard buildings, comprising rectangular and rounded rooms and rounded silos. Image credit: Y. Garfinkel.

New Evidence Suggests Olive and Fig Trees Were Cultivated as Early as 7,000 Years Ago

Jun 16, 2022 by News Staff

Archeologists excavating at the Chalcolithic site of Tel Tsaf in the Jordan Valley, Israel, have discovered one of the earliest examples of fruit tree...

A cat (Felis catus) licks and chews silver vine (Actinidia polygama) leaves. Image credit: Masao Miyazaki & Reiko Uenoyama.

Plant-Damaging Behavior Plays Important Role in Gaining Pest-Repellency in Cats: Study

Jun 15, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

New research provides evidence that the physical damage of catnip (Nepeta cataria) and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) leaves by feline licking and chewing...

Takagi et al. examined whether domestic cats learn that human utterances indicate specific objects in their daily life. Image credit: Corina.

Cats Learn Names of Their Feline Friends, New Study Shows

Jun 13, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Humans communicate with each other through language, which enables us talk about things beyond time and space. Do non-human animals learn to associate...

Ancyromonas sigmoides, an understudied microbe that holds enormous promise for investigations into the origin of eukaryotes. Image credit: Naoji Yubuki.

Chromatin First Evolved in Ancient Microbes 1-2 Billion Years Ago, New Research Suggests

Jun 13, 2022 by News Staff

Chromatin is the ensemble of genomic DNA and a large number of proteins. Despite its fundamental role in biology of eukaryotic cells, scientists lack a...

Fernanda, the only known living Fernandina giant tortoise (Chelonoidis phantasticus), now lives at the Galápagos National Park’s Giant Tortoise Breeding Center on Santa Cruz Island. Image credit: Galápagos Conservancy.

Fernandina Island Tortoise Is Not Extinct, New Study Confirms

Jun 10, 2022 by News Staff

The status of the Fernandina Island Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis phantasticus) has been a mystery, with the species known from a single specimen...

The western honeybee (Apis mellifera). Image credit: David Hablützel.

New Zealand Honeydew Honey Has Excellent Antioxidant Properties, Study Shows

Jun 8, 2022 by Sergio Prostak

A team of researchers at the Auckland University of Technology has profiled the chemical composition of New Zealand honeydew honey and compared its antioxidant...

Bista et al. explored how the red panda (Ailurus fulgens), an iconic endangered habitat specialist, behaves when faced with disturbances and habitat fragmentation. Image credit: Damber Bista.

Red Panda is Being Driven Closer to Extinction, New Study Shows

Jun 7, 2022 by News Staff

Using GPS telemetry, scientists from the University of Queensland, the University of Southern Queensland and the Red Panda Network have monitored 10 red...

Colorful New Species of Gecko Discovered in India

Jun 6, 2022 by Sergio Prostak

Scientists have discovered a new species of leopard gecko (genus Eublepharis) living in the forests of the Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The...

Poseidon’s ribbon weed (Posidonia australis) meadow in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Image credit: Rachel Austin, University of Western Australia.

Single Clone of Poseidon’s Ribbon Weed is Largest Plant in World

Jun 1, 2022 by News Staff

A single plant or ‘clone’ of the Poseidon’s ribbon weed (Posidonia australis), a species of seagrass that occurs in the southern half of Australia,...

Sela macaques (Macaca selai). Image credit: Zoological Survey of India.

New Species of Macaque Identified in India

May 31, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India and the University of Calcutta have discovered a cryptic new species of macaque in the forests of the Indian...

A group of bottlenose dolphins in Xcaret, Mexico.

Bottlenose Dolphins Get Their ‘Names’ from Neighborhood, Study Says

May 31, 2022 by News Staff

In a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers described the signature whistles produced by six distinct geographical units of the...

Eupera troglobia specimens in situ exposed to the air. Image credit: Simone & Ferreira, doi: 10.3897/subtbiol.42.78074.

New Species of Cave-Dwelling Mollusk Discovered

May 26, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Eupera troglobia is the first fully described cave-dwelling clam species discovered in the Americas, and possibly the second in the world. Eupera troglobia...

This digitally-colorized scanning electron microscopic image depicts Enterococcus faecalis. Image credit: Pete Wardell / CDC.

Bacteria Can Live in Venoms of Snakes and Spiders, New Study Says

May 24, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Animal venoms are considered sterile sources of antimicrobial compounds with strong membrane-disrupting activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria....

The wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans). Image credit: Christian Brown.

Wandering Salamanders are Able to Maneuver in Freefall, Study Shows

May 23, 2022 by News Staff

Wandering salamanders (Aneides vagrans) reside in the crowns of the world’s tallest trees, California’s coast redwoods, and have been observed to readily...

The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas), adult female, in Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa. Image credit: Derek Keats / CC BY 2.0.

Rapid Global Warming is Driving Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbills to Local Extinction

May 20, 2022 by News Staff

In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, a team of scientists in South Africa assessed the effects of air temperature and...

Poecilocharax callipterus. Image credit: Ohara et al., doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac026.

Two New Fish Species Discovered in Brazil

May 17, 2022 by News Staff

A team of scientists from Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the Federal University of Rondônia and the Federal University of Bahia has...

The reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) at Dharavandhoo Thila, Maldives. Image credit: Shiyam Elk Cloner / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scientists Find Huge Aggregations of Reef Manta Rays in Komodo National Park

May 17, 2022 by News Staff

The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a globally threatened species and an iconic tourist attraction for visitors to Komodo National Park, an Indonesian...