New research finds surprising differences in the diets and gut microbiomes of songbirds living in the radiation-contaminated areas of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine. This study is also the ...

New research shows that variation in mating behaviors, parental care and differences in ornamentation of the sexes in bird species is driven by demographics rather than vice versa. An international ...

A visit to the Crocodile Zoo Protivin in the Czech Republic reveals saltwater crocs, Cuban crocodiles, false gharials, and ...

Over a 19 month period I observed the social behaviors of individually recognized green iguanas, Iguana iguana, at three sites in the llanos of Venezuela. The behavior of iguanas outside the mating ...

I’ve recently been doing surveys for Marin’s Breeding Bird Atlas project. The basic idea is this: divide the county up into 221 blocks of about 1,500 acres each, recruit skilled volunteer observers to ...

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In examining the mating rituals of roundworms, researchers uncovered a unique approach to reproduction that maximizes genetic fitness. Sparks fly when a female nematode meets her mate in a Petri dish.