The monumental mouth of a tiny nematode worm Sara Wighard and Ralf Sommer / Max…
Tag: animals
Hunger-inducing mutation makes some Labradors more likely to get fat
About 1 / 4 of Labradors have a hunger-inducing mutation within the POMC gene Charles…
Four new octopus species discovered by deep-sea submersible
A feminine octopus broods her eggs close to a small outcrop of rock unofficially referred…
Tap-dancing spider rediscovered after disappearing for 92 years
Fagilde’s trapdoor spider was rediscovered in northern Portugal Sergio Henriques/Re:wild An elusive species of trapdoor…
Electric eel zaps can genetically modify other nearby animals
Scientists use electrical energy to make cells take up DNA – and the identical course…
Inventions based on threatened animals like rhinos are on the rise
Black rhinoceros, whose horns are utilized in conventional Chinese medicines, are among the many animals…
Male cockatoos make customised drumsticks for their mating displays
Male palm cockatoos drum on timber to woo mates CNZdenek Male palm cockatoos faucet out…
Red imported fire ants with painful bites have taken hold in Europe
Red imported hearth ants are an invasive species in lots of elements of the world…
Huge rewilding project will release 2000 white rhinos across Africa
Around 7000 southern white rhinos stay on non-public land in South Africa Ann and Steve…
Human kidneys have been partially grown in pigs for the first time
A traditional pig embryo (prime row) and one with human kidney cells, labelled in crimson…