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Published Female butterflies breed despite male shortage - Female Butterflies Breed Despite Male Shortage
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Female monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate -- even when a parasite kills most of the...
Published Researchers map mosquito cells that may help the insects choose tastiest humans - Researchers Map Mosquito Cells That May Help the Insects Choose Tastiest Humans
(via sciencedaily.com) In a bid to understand why mosquitoes may be more attracted to one human than another, researchers s...
Published 525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution - 525-Million-Year-Old Fossil Defies Textbook Explanation for Brain Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system ...
Published Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did - Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did
(via sciencedaily.com) Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did. For five million years, wo...
Published Hairs that help fish feel -- and humans hear - Hairs that Help Fish Feel -- and Humans Hear
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists are reporting a discovery about unexpected asymmetry on the hair cells of zebrafish that...
Published How does a millipede get its legs? - How Does a Millipede Get Its Legs?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Millipede legs grow in an unexpected way, according to new research. Previously, it was thought that...
Published Jellyfish size might influence their nutritional value - Jellyfish Size Might Influence Their Nutritional Value
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers confirmed what was already known: jellyfish eat bigger prey as they grow, which means th...
Published Surprises in sea turtle genes could help them adapt to a rapidly changing world - Surprises in Sea Turtle Genes Could Help Them Adapt to a Rapidly Changing World
(via sciencedaily.com) Around 100 million years ago, a group of land-dwelling turtles took to the oceans, eventually evolvi...
Published Toothed whales catch food in the deep using vocal fry - Toothed Whales Use Vocal Fry to Catch Food in the Deep
(via sciencedaily.com) Toothed whales, such as dolphins, killer whales and sperm whales communicate and catch food exclusiv...
Published Researchers discover birds with neurotoxin-laden feathers - Researchers Discover Birds with Neurotoxin-Laden Feathers
(via sciencedaily.com) An expedition into the jungle of New Guinea has resulted in the discovery of two new species of pois...
Published Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth - Humans Hastened the Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth
(via sciencedaily.com) New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasi...
Published Low volcanic temperature ushered in global cooling and the thriving of dinosaurs - Low Volcanic Temperature Ushered in Global Cooling and the Thriving of Dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) Dinosaurs came to flourish during the Jurassic period after a volcanic eruption roughly 201 millions...
Published This elephant's self-taught banana peeling offers glimpse of elephants' broader abilities - This Elephant's Self-Taught Banana Peeling Offers Glimpse of Elephants' Broader Abilities
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Elephants like to eat bananas, but they don't usually peel them first in the way humans do. A new re...
Published Tiny new climbing robot was inspired by geckos and inchworms - Tiny New Climbing Robot Was Inspired by Geckos and Inchworms
(via sciencedaily.com) A tiny robot that could one day help doctors perform surgery was inspired by the incredible gripping...
Published Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research - Moths: The Surprising Pollinators
(via sciencedaily.com) Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new re...
Published Canine distemper now threatens big cats in Nepal - Canine Distemper Now Threatens Big Cats in Nepal
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have confirmed the first cases of canine distemper virus (CDV), which can cause fatal ne...
Published Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm - Humans Bite Back by Deactivating Mosquito Sperm
(via sciencedaily.com) New research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut dow...
Published It takes guts: Fungus living inside cave crickets reveals fungal evolution steps - It Takes Guts: Fungus Living Inside Cave Crickets Reveals Fungal Evolution Steps
(via sciencedaily.com) A research group has found a new fungus from the group called Kickxellomycotina. The fungus, which w...
Published Wood-eating clams use their feces to dominate their habitat - Wood-Eating Clams: How They Use Their Feces to Dominate Their Habitat
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers didn't know what to make of sunken pieces of wood that were so thoroughly chewed-up by c...
Published New research could help breed for less 'spooky' horses - New Research Could Help Breed for Less 'Spooky' Horses
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers are working to identify genes that influence horses' tendency to react to perceived dang...