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Printed flowers unravel moth mystery

May 7, 2015
By using artificial flowers, ecologists have found that flower shape affects the foraging behaviour of hawk moths. A research team at the University of Washington used 3D printing to make...

Ice ages explain decline in avian biodiversity

May 6, 2015
By studying bird species, scientists have discovered that major decline in biodiversity coincides with ice ages rather than human activities. Researchers at Uppsala University’s Evolutionary Biology Centre used mathematical calculations...

Eyespots deter predatory attack

November 14, 2014
Many butterflies use colouration and patterns to avoid attacks from predators, protecting their most vulnerable parts from those most likely to attack them. New research from Oregon State University, Yale...

Jumping spiders’ visual system revealed

October 27, 2014
Scientists have solved one of the toughest problems in spider biology – how the arachnids’ visual system works. An interdisciplinary team from Cornell University have for the first time made...

Plumage no sacrifice for peacocks

September 25, 2014
Peacocks are known for their long iridescent feathers which they use to attract a mate, but their display of love was also thought to be a sacrifice as it affected...

AMS show modern humans and Neanderthals overlapped

September 23, 2014
Strong evidence that Neanderthals overlapped with modern humans for up to 5,400 years has been revealed using an improved accelerator mass spectrometry technique. Researchers from the University of Oxford dated...

Doing the walk of life

July 25, 2014
For 50 million years, animals have used the same food foraging techniques suggests research from the University of Southampton. The Lévy Walk consists of many small move steps, interspersed with...

Svalbard reindeer numbers on the rise

July 23, 2014
In an unexpected twist, climate change is having a positive effect on the Norwegian reindeers of Svalbard. Populations in the Arctic Archipelago are thriving because of rising temperatures, with number...

Fish-like animal emits bright and dim light

July 9, 2014
A fish-like animal found in coastal waters can emit both bright and dim versions of fluorescent light and researchers have deciphered a structural component related to this ability. The lancelet...

Global warming favours light-coloured insects

July 7, 2014
A warming European climate has led to lighter coloured butterflies and dragonflies out-competing their darker counterparts. Researcher published in Nature Communications has revealed as the climate has warmed, communities of...

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