Colors are widely used in communication within and among animal species. For example, peacocks proudly display their vibrant tails, adorned with iridescent eyespots, to attract peahens for courtship.

Oct. 30, 2024 — Marine animals like jellyfish, corals and sea anemones often live with algae inside their cells in a symbiotic relationship. The animals give the algae nutrients and a place to ...

If you love animals, you’re surely going to get hooked on our venture that strives to make this planet a better place for our wildlife. According to experts, we are witnessing a rapid loss of species ...

Nov. 26, 2024 — Over the last few decades, wild boar populations have increased in the urban areas of Barcelona and in other parts of Catalonia. This wild animal is ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study ...

Every year, animal shelters in the U.S. provide a haven for some 8 million animals. The work of the shelter staff is vitally important to the well-being of the helpless creatures they tend to ...

How did the characteristic pattern of embryonic cell divisions during animal development evolve? Analysis of the multicellular development of an organism related to animals now provides some answers.

The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before the appearance of the first animals. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has observed that ...

Desmopressin is used in children with nocturnal enuresis, and it has recently shown some promise in the treatment of OAB in adults. Desmopressin is a synthetic analogue of vasopressin and thus ...

The words reindeer and caribou are largely interchangeable, but depending on where you live, there may be different naming conventions. In Europe and Asia, these animals are always called reindeer, ...