Ecology & Zoology

Don't Overlook What’s Underfoot – Save The Bugs And Germs

I make no apologies for putting micro-organisms on a pedestal above all other living things, for if the ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 26 2014 - 9:44am

Gecko's All-Terrain Toes Are All About The Angles

their adhesive system on a 10 degree slope. At 30 degrees all six applied the system. The three that ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2009 - 3:18pm

5 Ways To Stop The World’s Wildlife From Vanishing

all, keep caring These are five starting points for discussion rather than prescriptions. Perhaps the ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 2 2014 - 8:00am

All Octopuses Are Venomous (Cute Cuttlefish Too)

octopuses and cuttlefish, and some squid are venomous. The work indicates that they all share a common, ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2009 - 10:39pm

Falcons See Prey At Twice The Speed Of Humans- And What That Means For All Bird Care

flycatchers and blue tits can take in visual impressions, all birds that hunt fast-flying prey have the ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2019 - 11:50am

Patented: Mauve Majesty Faux Pink Lily That Blooms All Summer Long

patented by Cornell, can last for two weeks in a vase, but when left in the garden, it blooms all summer ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 8 2008 - 6:50pm

The Headline We've All Been Waiting For

They have eight arms and two tentacles, all covered in suction cups lined with small teeth. They also ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Feb 5 2011 - 9:51pm

All Hail Cthulhu- And Its 45 Tentacles

previously unknown in this group and, indeed, in nearly all fossil echinoderms," said Yale ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2020 - 11:11pm

Regeneration- It's All Fun And Games Even If Someone Loses A Limb

reorder themselves into all of the necessary tissues to create a new articulated limb, which is formed as ...

Article - Stephanie Pulford - Apr 10 2009 - 11:35pm

Do All Males Lie And Cheat? Yes. In Crayfish, Anyway

Intimidation and threats are common throughout society, whether it’s in the school playground, sporting arena or boardroom. Threatening behaviour is equally widespread among non-human animals. Individuals signal their superior strength to competitors to o ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 2 2007 - 10:24am