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Deprived of Sex, Jilted Flies Drink More Alcohol
March 15, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that a tiny molecule in the fly’s brain called neuropeptide F governs this behavior—as the levels of the molecule change in their brains, the flies’ ... > full storyMore: -
Increased Honey Bee Diversity Means Fewer Pathogens, More Helpful Bacteria
March 12, 2012 — A novel study of honey bee genetic diversity has for the first time found that greater diversity in worker bees leads to colonies with fewer pathogens and more abundant helpful bacteria like ... > full story -
Wallflower or Daredevil: Personality of Male Primates Changes Throughout Life
March 8, 2012 — One individual is wild and audacious, the other one shy and cautious. It is widely unknown why there are major differences in personality even within a species. Scientists have now studied how male ... > full story -
Sperm Can Do 'Calculus' to Calculate Calcium Dynamics and React Accordingly
March 7, 2012 — Sperm have only one aim: to find the egg. The egg supports the sperm in their quest by emitting attractants. Calcium ions determine the beating pattern of the sperm tail which enables the sperm to ... > full story -
Breaking Up Isn't Hard to Do: The Secret Lives of Corals on Dark and Stormy Nights
March 1, 2012 — Forming a unique part of the animal kingdom, corals have built the only living entity visible from space: the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists have recently discovered a previously unknown reproductive ... > full story -
Why Birds of a Feather Stick Together
February 29, 2012 — Some male birds are better at attracting females if they gather with close male kin, than in the company of distant relatives. The findings provide an intriguing account of why individuals help each ... > full story -
Earthworms to Blame for Decline of Ovenbirds in Northern Midwest Forests
February 29, 2012 — A recent decline in ovenbirds, a ground-nesting migratory songbird, in forests in the northern Midwest United States is being linked by scientists to a seemingly unlikely culprit: ... > full story -
Elephant Behavior and Conservation Issues
February 28, 2012 — Researchers are using fieldwork and genetics research to uncover insights into elephant population genetics and social behavior as well as how human activities alter elephants' social and genetic ... > full story -
Modify Thy Ejaculate to Determine the Sex of Your Offspring
February 28, 2012 — Some animal and human populations were shown to shift their birth sex ratio from the expected unity. Using fluorescence in situ hybridisation, scientists now show that males in a captive endangered ... > full story -
Sperm Cannot Detect Smells: End of 'Lily of the Valley Phenomenon' in Sperm Research?
February 28, 2012 — Scientists have now discovered that sperm do not function like olfactory cells -- a finding that casts doubt on the assumption that scents play a role in ... > full story -
Promiscuous Yeast Hook Up in Wine-Making Vats
February 26, 2012 — Humans aren't the only species that like to get busy with a glass of bubbly. Turns out, the common baker's yeast has indulged in a frenzy of amorous frolicking in the fermentation vats of winemakers ... > full story -
Cunning Super-Parasitic Wasps Sniff out Protected Aphids and Overwhelm Their Defenses
February 24, 2012 — In the war between parasite and host, the parasitic wasp and the pea aphid are locked in a battle for survival. New research shows that this cunning parasite sniffs out differences between protected ... > full story
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