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Coral Reef Fishes Prove Invaluable in the Study of Evolutionary Ecology
May 16, 2013 — Coral reef fish species have proven invaluable for experimental testing of key concepts in social evolution and already have yielded insights about the ultimate reasons for female reproductive ... > full story -
Students' Diet and Physical Activity Improve With Parent Communications
May 16, 2013 — College students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on days when they communicate more with their parents, according to ... > full story -
Moth-Inspired Nanostructures Take the Color out of Thin Films
May 16, 2013 — Inspired by the structure of moth eyes, researchers have developed nanostructures that limit reflection at the interfaces where two thin films meet, suppressing the "thin-film interference" ... > full story -
Spiders: Capturing Prey in Silken Netting and Sticky Hairs
May 16, 2013 — The great ecological success of spiders is often substantiated by the evolution of silk and webs. Biologists have now found an alternative adaptation to hunting prey: hairy adhesive pads, so called ... > full story -
X-Ray Tomography of Living Frog Embryo
May 16, 2013 — Classical X-ray radiographs provide information about internal, absorptive structures of organisms such as bones. Alternatively, X-rays can also image soft tissues throughout early embryonic ... > full story -
Paleontology: The Eloquence of Otoliths Seen in a 23-Million-Year-Old Fish Fossil
May 16, 2013 — Fish fossils that are about 23 million years old give unprecedented insight into the evolutionary history of the gobioid order, one of the most species-rich groups among the modern bony ... > full story -
Crickets' Calling Song Hits the High Notes
May 16, 2013 — Research has detailed how acoustic communication has evolved within a unique species of cricket which exploits extremely high frequency harmonics to ... > full story -
Actor Johnny Depp Immortalized in Name of Fossilized Creature With 'Scissor Hand' Claws
May 16, 2013 — A scientist has discovered an ancient extinct creature with 'scissor hand-like' claws in fossil records and has named it in honor of his favourite movie star. The 505-million-year-old fossil called ... > full story -
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Who's Your Daddy? Infidelity and Paternity in Reed Warblers
May 16, 2013 — Researchers recently carried out experiments with reed warblers to see how a situation of potential infidelity affects later paternal investment in the chicks and whether it does in fact lead to ... > full story -
Insecticides Lead to Starvation of Aquatic Organisms
May 15, 2013 — Neonicotinoid insecticides have adverse effects not only on bees but also on freshwater invertebrates. Exposure to low but constant concentrations of these substances – which are highly soluble ... > full story
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