WEIRD ANIMALS
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 …
Researchers say we might already possess the fountain of youth – in our T cells. AI-generated by DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Jan 24 – Researchers have used reprogrammed CAR T cells, usually used as a cancer treatment, to target the senescent cells …
Researchers have discovered what’s behind the unexpected spread of flesh-eating ulcers in southeastern Australia. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jan 23 – After confounding scientists for more than 80 years and following an unexpected recent outbreak in Australia, researchers have finally discovered how …
Scientists finally find out how these water bears withstand extreme stress. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jan 21 – For the first time, scientists have uncovered the precise molecular mechanism that gives the tardigrade, one of the toughest organisms on the planet, its …
Fruit bats have honed their sweet tooth through adaptive evolution. Keith Rose/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Wei Gordon, Assistant Professor of Biology, Menlo College And Nadav Ahituv, Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences; Director, Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, …
Scientists have identified a set of neurons in the brain that, when activated, allow mice to live longer and healthier lives. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Jan 09 – Slowing down the dreaded aging process is something that everybody’s interested in, and now …
An artist’s impression of a Nanotyrannus attacking a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, which might neatly sum up the whole debate. University of Bath – By Michael Irving 2024 Jan 02 – The debate rages on about whether fossils of small tyrannosaurs were a distinct species …
