This is a parrotfish, a common Labrid species.
Credit: Brett Aiello, University of Chicago
The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape and mechanics, and is specifically tuned to work with the fish's swimming behavior, according to...
This image shows the siphonophore Frillagalma vityazi lit up by ROV lights (top) and emitting bioluminescence in the lab (bottom). A recent paper shows that 99.7 percent of siphonophores in Monterey Bay create their own light.
Credit: Top image: ©...
Mandrill grooming sessions.
Credit: © Nory El Ksabi, Alice Percher
Researchers from the CNRS have discovered that mandrills use their sense of smell to avoid contamination by intestinal protozoans through contact with infected members of their group. Their work, published in...
The larger prey species used in the experiment, the springtail Folsomia candida.
Credit: Andy Murray
To find out how rising temperatures could affect species diversity, biologists from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Leipzig University have developed...
Bubbling nitrifying activated sludge tank at a wastewater treatment plant in Klosterneuburg, Austria. This was the source of the sludge samples used for microcolony sorting.
Credit: Marton Palatinszky
Viruses have a ubiquitous presence in the world. Their population is estimated to...
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris).
Credit: © Vladimir Wrangel / Fotolia
Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish are famous for engaging in complex behavior, from unlocking an aquarium tank and escaping to instantaneous skin camouflage to hide from predators. A new study suggests their...
Bacillus subtilis biofilms grown in a laboratory experiment. Cyan color highlights the electrical activity of each biofilm.
Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - San Diego
Timesharing, researchers have found, isn't only for vacation properties.
While the idea of splitting getaway...
In a study of nesting habits of managed blue orchard bees (Osmia lingnaria) in a tart cherry orchard in Utah, experiment zones with uniform distribution of nest-box location resulted in higher nesting and larvae production than zones with a...
Lead researcher Elsa Ordway collects data to validate a remote sensing analysis of deforestation and agricultural expansion in Cameroon.
Credit: Courtesy Elsa Ordway
Next time you bite into a chocolate bar, think of Africa. The continent produces nearly 70 percent of...
“This study provides some new insight into the age-old question of why males go to such ridiculous lengths to impress females,” said UF/IFAS entomologist Lisa Taylor.
Credit: Courtesy, Lisa Taylor, UF/IFAS
Male jumping spiders will try to mate with any female,...
This is fieldwork at the Yudoma River in Siberia, Russia.
Credit: Rachel Wood
Skeletons and shells first came into being 550 million years ago as the chemical make-up of seawater changed, a study suggests.
"Ancient marine life may have developed from soft-bodied...
