NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - How Bruce the Parrot Landed Atop the Pecking Order, Without a Beak
The kea gained fame for learning to use a pebble to groom himself. Scientists were astounded by his next innovation.
NYTIMES (Kate Golembiewski) - How Female Anglerfish Evolved to Have It All
The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds.
NPR (Nathan Rott) - What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart
A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war."
NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.
A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.
NPR (Ari Daniel) - These rock-climbing fish can shimmy up a 50-foot waterfall
New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Evolutionary biology professor Scott Solomon breaks down what changes the crew is experiencing in space and how those will manifest by the end of the mission.
Evolutionary biology professor Scott Solomon breaks down what changes the crew is experiencing in space and how those will manifest by the end of the mission.
NPR (Ari Daniel) - Domino, the warty frogfish, is the first of its kind to be raised in captivity
Scientists say the little fish may hold broader lessons for raising other marine species in captivity.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - Lizard Brains
With the coming of spring, nature’s mysteries are out to play. The post Lizard Brains appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Lizard Brains With the coming of spring, nature’s mysteries are out to play. TakiMag After what seemed like a biblical period of rain—40 days and 40 nights—the sun at last came out, as did the lizards on the terrace of my house in France, where I luxuriated with them in the warm spring sunshine. One of my many regrets is that I am not a naturalist, though I enjoy the casual observation of the natural world. Indeed, I can happily watch the lizards for extended periods of time: if only I knew how to interpret their behavior! One curious thing that has happened to the lizards in the last five years is that many…Open
NYTIMES (Michael S. Rosenwald) - Robert Trivers, Eccentric Scientist Who Probed Human Nature, Dies at 83
A visionary evolutionary biologist, he drew comparisons to Charles Darwin with his theories on the genetic roots of seemingly detrimental behaviors like self-deception.
NYTIMES (Alexa Robles-Gil) - New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps
A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.