Scientists used machine learning to confirm that calls of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) contained a name-like component identifying the intended recipient. The post Study: Afr...
Entomologists have described a new species of the ant genus Paraparatrechina from Yingku village in the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. The post Entomologists Disc...
https://www.sci.news/biology/paraparatrechina-neela-12997.html
Giant viruses were first discovered in 1981, when researchers found them in the ocean. The post Biologists Find Giant Viruses in Samples from Greenland Ice Sheet appeared first on Sci.News: Br...
https://www.sci.news/biology/greenland-giant-viruses-12991.html
Tmesipteris oblanceolata is a rare species of fork fern found on the island nation of New Caledonia, an overseas French territory situated in the Southwest Pacific. The post New Caledonian Fern...
https://www.sci.news/genetics/tmesipteris-oblanceolata-genome-12981.html
Carrion crows (Corvus corone) can control the number of vocalizations they produce, counting up to four in response to visual and auditory cues, according to a study published in the journal Scie...
Predatory wasps are charged, thus emit electric fields, and that caterpillars respond to such fields with defensive behaviors, according to new research from the University of Bristol. The post...
https://www.sci.news/biology/caterpillar-electroreception-12961.html
Scientists have experimentally demonstrated that kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials most fear the human ‘super predator,’ fleeing humans 2.4 times more often than any other ...
https://www.sci.news/biology/human-super-predator-12958.html
To gather information on the animals’ habits, University of British Columbia’s Professor Andrew Trites and his colleagues used drone footage and biological data from tags suction-cupped to 11...
https://www.sci.news/biology/killer-whale-breathing-12942.html
Madagascar is the most plausible center of origin for the iconic baobabs, also known as upside-down trees, or the tree of life, according to new research. The post New Research Provides Insight...
https://www.sci.news/biology/evolutionary-history-baobabs-12939.html
Cat Royale is a multispecies world centered around a bespoke enclosure in which three cats and a robot arm coexist for six hours a day during a twelve-day installation. The post Would You Trust...
The northern population of the giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) stays in the high Andes year-round while the southern population migrates from sea level up to 4,200 m (14,000 feet) for the nonb...
Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are highly social mammals that communicate using clicks. The post Sperm Whale Communication is More Complex than Previously Thought appeared first on Sci....
https://www.sci.news/biology/sperm-whale-communication-12915.html
Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and elsewhere used cellular and mouse experiments to determine which toxins in certain African spitting cobra venom are responsible for caus...
https://www.sci.news/medicine/spitting-cobra-snakebite-treatment-12914.html
Primatologists in Indonesia have observed a wild male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) who sustained a facial wound. The post Sumatran Orangutan Spotted Treating Wound with Medicinal Plant ap...
https://www.sci.news/biology/sumatran-orangutan-medicinal-plant-self-treatment-12905.html
A research team led by Kyoto University and Osaka Metropolitan University botanists has described a new species in the genus Lilium from Japan. The post New Species of Lily Discovered in Japan ...
Certain fox species plunge-dive into snow to catch prey, a hunting mechanism called mousing. The post Study: Elongated Snouts Protect Snow-Diving Foxes from Injury appeared first on Sci.News: ...
An international team of scientists has created the tree of life for almost 8,000 (about 60%) genera of flowering plants (angiosperms). The post Researchers Construct New Family Tree for Flower...
https://www.sci.news/genetics/family-tree-flowering-plants-12887.html
The cacao swollen shoot virus disease is among the most economically damaging diseases of cacao trees and accounts for almost 15-50% of harvest losses in Ghana. The post Rapidly Spreading Virus...
https://www.sci.news/biology/cacao-swollen-shoot-virus-12880.html
Enterobacter bugandensis is primarily found in clinical specimens including the human gastrointestinal tract. The post Biologists Find Mutated and Genetically Distinct Strains of Multi-Drug Res...
https://www.sci.news/biology/iss-enterobacter-bugandensis-12876.html
Tardigrades can survive remarkable doses of ionizing radiation, up to about 1,000 times the lethal dose for humans. The post Tardigrades Have Unusual Response to Ionizing Radiation, Study Revea...
https://www.sci.news/biology/tardigrade-radiation-response-12862.html