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Unique organ gives koalas low-pitched call
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 19 Dec 2013
Koalas have an unusual mating call; its pitch is about 20 times lower than it should be for an anim…
Rudolf’s eye adaptation copes with extremes
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 11 Dec 2013
Reindeers’ eyes have to function in extreme conditions – continuous summer daylight, followed by co…
Sea louse with second body clock
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 11 Nov 2013
The tiny speckled sea louse boasts not one but two body clocks – one for night and day, and one fo…
Multiple mates improves disease resistance
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 9 Oct 2013
Being promiscuous may have benefits say researchers who have found mating with different males help…
Helping hand for panda cubs
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 23 Sep 2013
As Edinburgh Zoo eagerly anticipates the birth of a panda cub, scientists in Glasgow – together wit…
Key fungus species help explain mysterious bat disease
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 18 Sep 2013
Researchers have identified what might be the key to unravelling the mystery of White Nose Syndrome…
Robotic frog improves boring mating call
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 12 Aug 2013
A robotic frog has aided researchers to discover that manipulated mating calls can be very attracti…
Electrically charged insects perfect prey for spiders
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 9 Aug 2013
Spider webs take advantage of an electrical charge built up by flying insects to snare their prey s…
Eel fluorescent protein transforms clinical assay
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 12 Jul 2013
A Japanese freshwater eel called unagi possesses a fluorescent protein that could revolutionise a k…
Coral reef skeleton can survive even in acidic oceans
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 3 Jul 2013
For the first time, scientists have described the biological process of how corals create their ske…
Coral reefs could be saved by geoengineering
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 17 Jun 2013
At-risk tropical coral reefs could be bought time by limiting the amount of warming experienced by …
Alligator’s smile provides tooth regeneration clues
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 12 Jun 2013
Scientists are studying alligators in order to potentially understand how to stimulate tooth regene…
Flight of the bumblebee
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 19 Apr 2013
A bumblebee is more stable when it is flying quickly, rather than hovering at slow speeds suggests …
Hopping back to the gene pool
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 3 Apr 2013
Scientists have revitalised the genome of an extinct Australian frog using sophisticated cloning te…
Sockeye salmon migrates magnetically
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 18 Mar 2013
The sockeye salmon uses a magnetic map to return to its spawning ground after navigating across tho…
The surprising way a tadpole regrows its tail
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 11 Feb 2013
Scientists at the University of Manchester have discovered, to their surprise, that a tadpole’s abi…
Why blind mole rats don’t get cancer
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 19 Dec 2012
Biologists have determined why blind mole rats are immune to cancer. The mechanism differs from tha…
Insects shape genetic landscapes
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 26 Nov 2012
Plant-eating insects’ preferences play a fundamental role in maintaining and shaping the genetic va…
The sentinel sea cow
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 29 Oct 2012
Manatees may reflect the quality of health in marine ecosystems according to a long-term, collabora…
Skin cancer found in fish
hhjtbcqmcq.d hhjtbcqmcq.d | Added: 21 Sep 2012
Skin cancer has been identified for the first time in wild coral trout populations in the Great Bar…
