Sep. 22, 2020 — Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such as vigilance, freezing, and fleeing. But these are quickly reduced after the animals come into contact with humans through ...
Sep. 22, 2020 — A research team has developed a new theory that can predict the movement of an animal's sensory organs -- such as eyes, ears and nose -- while searching for something vital to its ...
Sep. 18, 2020 — A new study shows that orphaned male chimpanzees are less competitive and have fewer offspring of their own than those who continue to live with their mothers. The remaining puzzle is, what is it ...
Sep. 17, 2020 — A new article explains the advantage that animals have of using a specific type of chaotic type of movement called a 'Lévy walk,' and how this type of behavior emerges. Using computer ...
Sep. 17, 2020 — Researchers have discovered that the microscopic roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans recognizes a small RNA made by a pathogenic bacterium, and uses that RNA to convey learned avoidance of the bacterium ...
Sep. 16, 2020 — Instincts developed to protect us from illnesses can generalize into avoidance of healthy individuals who simply look, speak or live ...
Sep. 16, 2020 — Tortoises are born with a natural preference for faces, according to new ...
Sep. 16, 2020 — Humans, like other animals, have the ability to constantly adapt to new situations. Researchers have utilized a mouse model to reveal which neurons in the brain are in command in guiding adaptive ...
Sep. 15, 2020 — Using state-of-the-art robotics, a research team shows that animals' speed is fundamental for collective behavioral patterns, and that ultimately it is the faster individuals that have the ...
Sep. 15, 2020 — Scientists have investigated the influence of environmental variability on the behavioral repertoires of 144 social groups. The scientists found that chimpanzees living further away from historical ...
Sep. 15, 2020 — They are some of the most iconic and unique-looking creatures in our oceans. While some may think they look a bit 'odd,' one thing researchers agree on is that little is known about ...
Sep. 7, 2020 — When acorn woodpeckers inhabiting high-quality territories die, nearby birds begin a battle royal to win the vacant spot. Researchers used radio tags to understand the immense effort woodpecker ...
Sep. 4, 2020 — Researchers showed that tobacco hawkmoths lost attraction to the scent of their preferred flowers when that scent had been altered by ozone. This oxidizing pollutant thus disturbs the chemical ...
Sep. 3, 2020 — Some male butterflies seal their mate's genitalia with a waxy 'chastity belt' to prevent future liaisons. But female butterflies can fight back. Could this sexual one-upmanship ...
Sep. 2, 2020 — New research into highly social yet invasive house sparrows reveals that they can learn from each other and adapt their ...
Sep. 2, 2020 — A study of more than 2,000 species reveals animal populations around the world - from the very common to endangered species - are going up and down as global change alters land, sea and freshwater ...
Sep. 1, 2020 — By examining how fruit flies use eye movements to enhance flight control with a staggeringly fast reaction speed -- about 30 times faster than the blink of an eye -- researchers have detailed a ...
Sep. 1, 2020 — Besides humans, many other social animals are believed to exhibit forms of culture in various ways, too. According to primatologists, bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, could be the latest ...
Aug. 27, 2020 — New research suggests tropical songbirds in both the Old and New Worlds reduce reproduction during severe droughts, and this - somewhat surprisingly -- may actually increase their survival ...
Aug. 27, 2020 — Researchers have discovered that cattle share an overlap of genes with humans that are critical in brain function and response to fear stimuli. The results open the way for research conducted on ...
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