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Somersaulting spider a new species
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 May 2014
Just like a gymnast somersaulting across the floor, observations of a new species of spider shows i…
Antidepressants affect aquatic life
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Apr 2014
The presence of antidepressants in our aquatic ecosystem is threatening wildlife, affecting its beh…
Circadian clock sensitive to vibration
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Mar 2014
The internal circadian clock of the fruit fly can be influenced by more than just the cycle of nigh…
Cognitive powers unique to humans
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Mar 2014
An area of the brain responsible for strategic planning, decision making and multi-tasking is uniqu…
Sudden collapse could await insect networks
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Feb 2014
Insect pollinators play a crucial role in food security and biodiversity and are already subject to…
Too few unsung heroes
Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jan 2014
The honeybee is the unsung hero of the countryside, but there are 13.4 million too few colonies to …
Aphids act as pawns to spread viruses
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jan 2014
Aphids have become the pawns of crop-infecting viruses which influence their host and force them to…
Unique organ gives koalas low-pitched call
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Dec 2013
Reindeers’ eyes have to function in extreme conditions – continuous summer daylight, followed by co…
Sea louse with second body clock
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Oct 2013
Being promiscuous may have benefits say researchers who have found mating with different males help…
Helping hand for panda cubs
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | 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
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Jun 2013
Scientists are studying alligators in order to potentially understand how to stimulate tooth regene…
Flight of the bumblebee
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Apr 2013
A bumblebee is more stable when it is flying quickly, rather than hovering at slow speeds suggests …
