Sequence shows electric eel attacking a model of an alligator head fitted with LEDs that the eel's electric impulses light up. The sequence runs from the top left to the bottom right.Credit: Kenneth Catania, Vanderbilt University
In a legendary account...
A giant panda perched in a tree.Credit: Photo by Zhang Zhihe.
Although a new Drexel study found that the metabolism of giant pandas is higher than previously reported, there is more than enough bamboo in nature to keep pandas healthy...
Larval perch from the Baltic Sea that has filled its stomach with microplastic waste particles.Credit: Oona Lönnstedt
In a new study, published in Science, researchers from Uppsala University found that larval fish exposed to microplastic particles during development displayed changed...
The discovery of the 1.5 mm tip of a root was discovered in the fossil soil. The tip was recognisable as root by the clear dark brown cap which protected the growing apex as it grew through the soil....
Tame Grønlandshund in Upernavik, Greenland. Credit: Wikipedia
The question, 'Where do domestic dogs come from?', has vexed scholars for a very long time. Some argue that humans first domesticated wolves in Europe, while others claim this happened in Central Asia...
An Alaskan brown bear enjoys a salmon meal. Credit: Photo by Jonny Armstrong
A University of Montana graduate student's research on Alaskan brown bears and red salmon is the May cover story of the high-profile journal Ecology.
Will Deacy, a UM...
General dorsal view of holotype of new late Cretaceous worker ants Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri. Credit: WANG Bo
Ants comprise one lineage of the triumvirate of eusocial insects and experienced their early diversification within the Cretaceous. The success of ants is generally...
A male sparrow on the island of Lundy included in the study. Credit: A. Sanchez-Tojar
A new study shows that male sparrows can judge if a spouse is prone to infidelity, providing less food for their brood if their partner...
This image shows an adult zebra finch (right) with juvenile.Credit: Jon Sakata
Adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in the same way that humans alter their speech when talking to babies. The resulting brain activity in young...
Purdue researchers found that honeybees collect pollen from a wide range of plants, even in areas dominated by corn and soybeans.Credit: Purdue University/Tom Campbell
A Purdue University study shows that honeybees collect the vast majority of their pollen from plants...
This February, 2016 photo released Monday, May 30, 2016 by ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies shows mature stag-horn coral bleached at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of northern Australia. The reef studies...
