Animal Biology
Sharks use the earth’s magnetic field as GPS
Birds, sea turtles, lobsters, newts, and even bacteria are known to be able to sense the earth's magnetic field and...
Sex differences in the pelvis are not uniquely human
Wider hips in human females is a feature that has long been thought to have evolved to birth babies whose...
Octopus sleep has cycles resembling REM and Non-REM
Octopuses are exceptionally intelligent. So much so that the European Union identifies them as honorary vertebrates. Over the years we...
Giraffe gene gives mice stronger bones
If giraffes grew their necks longer with sheer will power (as Lamarck hypothesized), they would still have had to deal...
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