WEIRD ANIMALS
Red-backed voles may be harboring Alaskapox. iNaturalist Ecuador, CC BY-NC-SA – By Raúl Rivas González, Catedrático de Microbiología. Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Universidad de Salamanca – Published: 2024 Feb 21 – Alaskapox, a virus in the same family as smallpox, …
The difference between one mouse’s fear and another mouse’s calm might be in their gut bacteria. Katriel Cho, CC BY-NC-ND – By Andrea Merchak, Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, University of Florida Published: 2024 Feb 15 – Probiotics have been getting a lot of attention …
Fungal friend or foe? We may never know. Lohit Y.T./WWF-India – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Feb 15 – A healthy frog has been spotted with a tiny mushroom sprouting from the side of its body, the first time such a growth on live animal …
An extract of sandalwood oil has proven an effective prostate cancer treatment in mice. Original image: Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 13 – A new study has found that, in mouse models of prostate cancer, a compound extracted from sandalwood oil was …
Zophobas atratus worms can live on a diet of plastic, with their unique microbiome able to break down the material. NTU Singapore View 3 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Feb 08 – The unique gut microbiome found within a tiny plastics-munching worm could …
Only one of these guys deserves to be in timeout. Wild Horse Photography/Moment via Getty Images – By Jon Garthoff, Professor of Philosophy, University of Tennessee Published: 2024 Feb 02 – People talk to their pets every day: offering praise when they’re good, …
Experiments have shown common clownfish are more aggressive towards fish models painted with patterns like their own. Photograph: Wolfgang Polzer/Alamy – Nicola Davis Science correspondent @NicolaKSDavis Published 2024 Feb 01 – Researchers say they have found how anemonefish identify unwelcome guests of their …
A swarm of moths flying around a light in the lab. Imperial College London – By Michael Irving 2024 Jan 30 – It’s a question we’ve all wondered at some point in our lives: why do insects spend their evenings swarming around and bopping …
Some African lions aren’t too happy about the arrival of big-headed ants to their feeding grounds. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2024 Jan 26 – It almost sounds like a fairytale: a tiny ant dramatically impacting a giant lion. But thanks to a study …
Now you see it: Like most animals, owl vision has evolved for survival and they perceive the world around them very differently to how humans do. Depositphotos View 3 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jan 25 – It’s easy to forget that most …
