Ecology & Zoology

Pigs are not known for being picky - 'eats like a pig' is not a colloquial metaphor, they are messy and eat everything - but new research shows they avoid bitter tastes when they can. In a new study…

Unlike a cryptic phrase, a cryptic species in biology is outwardly indistinguishable - until you look inside their genes. Two University of Michigan marine biologists have identified three cryptic…

It had been shown that the origin of pumpkins and cucumbers can be traced back to India and a new genetic analysis has updated that data.  Compared to grains and pulses, vegetables are under-…

In America's modern monolithic science culture, when a desired plan of action is advocated, they call for a 'Manhattan Project of' whatever they are seeking. It's not a great analogy. It reminds…

How did the now extinct Falkland Islands wolf come to be the only land-based mammal there, when they islands are almost 300 miles from Argentina?. Previous hypotheses floated the idea that the wolf…

Pregnant women have long said that being pregnant changes their foot size - a new confirms that but also found that the size and shape change is permanent. Flat feet are a common problem for pregnant…

Dear Squid of the World, Excuse me. What is this? I have been your friend and advocate for years. No, DECADES. (Two, to be specific.) I have championed your cause to family and friends, students and…

The hypothesis that tomato fruits from organic farming and greater stressing conditions associated with organic farming leads to more nutritional compounds, such as phenolics and vitamin C, recently…

Forcepflies, commonly known as earwigflies, because the males have a large genital forceps that resembles the cerci of earwigs, are part of a family that was widespread  from Australia to…

President Obama recently got some ridicule for hastily claiming he loved skeet shooting and therefore was not against sportsmen when he wanted to tell Americans they couldn't be trusted to decide how…