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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...

Bees under the spotlight

June 30, 2014
Recent research has uncovered a novel biopesticide which is safe for bees and doesn’t affect their food foraging ability, while another study has found that this activity might be aided...

Somersaulting spider a new species

May 8, 2014
Just like a gymnast somersaulting across the floor, observations of a new species of spider shows it moving through its desert home by means of flic-flac jumps. The newly-found Cebrennus...

Antidepressants affect aquatic life

April 15, 2014
The presence of antidepressants in our aquatic ecosystem is threatening wildlife, affecting its behaviour and biological make-up. A researcher from the University of Portsmouth has discovered that lower than expected...

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