Dec 10 When these frogs move to cities, they change the way they flirt By Vicky Stein As more humans move into concrete jungles, other animals, like túngara frogs, are joining them — and adjusting their behaviors along the way. Continue reading
Sep 20 Scientists gave octopuses some molly. Here’s what happened. By Jamie Leventhal Two scientists drugged some cephalopods and were surprised to find that their reactions to MDMA were similar to those of humans, despite massive evolutionary differences. Continue reading
Aug 23 This ancient teenager is the first known person with parents of two different species By Michelle Langley, The Conversation A new ancient DNA study reports the first known person to have had parents of two different species. Continue reading
Mar 15 Our ancestors in East Africa were making sophisticated tools far earlier than we thought By Teresa Carey Three new studies rewrite the timeline on early human innovation and long-distance trade. Continue reading
Nov 09 When scared, the crested pigeon screams with its flapping feathers By Rashmi Shivni The crested pigeon's mere act of taking frantic flight is enough to alert its flock of looming danger. Continue reading
Oct 26 How climate change is making these bamboo-eating lemurs go hungry By Rashmi Shivni Climate change is starving out Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur, a study published Thursday reports in Current Biology. Continue reading
Aug 11 When faced with pollution, these sea snakes shed their stripes By Teresa Carey Australian ecologists found turtle-headed sea snakes cope with excessively polluted waters by losing their white stripes. Continue reading
Aug 03 Why the first flowers may have looked like magnolias By Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation An international team of botanists has achieved the best reconstruction to date of an ancestral flower. Continue reading
Jul 18 When did wolves become dogs? New research throws a bone into the debate By Nsikan Akpan Dog domestication wasn't too rough. A new population genetics study from Stony Brook University argues wolves were tamed just once, 40,000 years ago. Continue reading
Jun 19 Cats were so nice, they conquered the world twice By Nsikan Akpan Cat domestication happened in two waves during ancient times, according to a new genetic analysis. Continue reading