Biology News

Jun 20, 2016 by News Staff

Scientists from Canada and the United States have discovered a new species of Greater Antillean anole lizard in the Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, strengthening a theory that communities of lizards can evolve almost identically on separate islands. Anolis landestoyi. Image credit: Miguel Landestoyi. Greater Antillean anoles (genus Anolis) are a textbook example of a phenomenon known as replicated adaptive radiation, where...

Jun 15, 2016 by News Staff

Cats understand some elements of physics and the cause-and-effect principle, says a new study led by Kyoto University researcher Saho Takagi. Combining...

Jun 14, 2016 by News Staff

A new study led by Vanderbilt University scientist Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel has found that birds have significantly more neurons packed into their brains...

Jun 7, 2016 by News Staff

The archerfish (Toxotes chatareus), a species of freshwater tropical fish, can recognize individual people’s faces, shows a new study published in the...

Jun 3, 2016 by Natali Anderson

A new species of the genus Pristimantis (rain frogs) has been discovered in southeastern Peru by an international team of scientists. Pristimantis pluvialis,...

May 31, 2016 by News Staff

Mechanosensory hairs may explain how bumblebees sense electric signals transmitted by flowers, says a team of scientists at the University of Bristol,...

May 30, 2016 by News Staff

Blue-green egg color shields bird embryos from harmful sunlight, according to Dr. David Lahti from the City University of New York and Dr. Dan Ardia from...

May 30, 2016 by Natali Anderson

Sharks of the same species can have different personalities, indicates a new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology. Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus...

May 29, 2016 by Sergio Prostak

A team of researchers led by Dr. Graham Reynolds from the University of North Carolina Asheville has discovered a new species of non-venomous boid snake...

May 24, 2016 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the journal Current Biology, cephalopods’ numbers have increased in the world’s oceans over the past six decades. Giant...

May 23, 2016 by News Staff

Taxonomy experts at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) selected the top 10 from among the estimated 18,000 new species named...

May 20, 2016 by News Staff

Using DNA analysis, scientists have confirmed the capture of Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in South Florida. A Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)....

May 19, 2016 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by Tanja van de Ven from the University of Cape Town has found that southern yellow-billed hornbills (Tockus leucomelas) in the...

May 10, 2016 by News Staff

Atmospherically transported dust from the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world, is bringing iron and other nutrients to underwater plants in...

May 5, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of scientists has described a previously unknown species of wasp from South Africa and has named it Conobregma bradpitti, after the...

May 5, 2016 by News Staff

According to a new research, leopards have lost as much as 75% of their historic range. A leopard (Panthera pardus). Image credit: Joseph Lemeris. The...

May 4, 2016 by News Staff

An international team of botanists has described a new subgenus of plants and named it after the notable American ornithologist James Bond. Left: Alternanthera...

May 3, 2016 by News Staff

Our planet could contain roughly 1 trillion microbial species, with only 0.001% now identified, says a duo of scientists at Indiana University. This colorized...

May 3, 2016 by News Staff

An international team of scientists has completely sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the Hispaniolan solenodon (a venomous, insectivorous mammal that...

Apr 29, 2016 by News Staff

A new study led by Dr. Gilles Laurent from the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, Germany, reveals slow-wave (SW) and rapid eye movement...