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Wolves infected with a common parasite may be much more likely to become pack leaders

According to an analysis of more than 200 North American wolves1, wolves infected with a common parasite are more likely than uninfected animals to...

An extinct species of tortoise found alive

A tortoise from a Galápagos species that was thought to be extinct has been discovered living. The tortoise, called Fernanda after her habitat on...

How bats, wolves and moths can shape our lives

University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, assistant professor Eyal Frank used natural experiments from ecology to estimate different pieces of the complex...

Scientists discover new insect species

Scientists have discovered insect Neuroterus Valhalla. It is a millimetre long. It spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt. The insect is...

Scientists explore the genetic basis of the root economics spectrum

Ecologists have put forward the root economics spectrum hypothesis by analyzing the acquisition-conservation trade off in root systems among different plants. Finer and cost-effective...

Stanford engineers build bird bots

Stanford University engineers has built robotic graspers by taking inspiration from how birds land and perch on branches. These robotic graspers can feet on...

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