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Evolution

The ancestral sweet receptor of all extant bats (Node C) was functionally sensitive to natural sugars, with a lower level of sugar sensitivity than modern pteropodid bats (Node A), suggesting that common ancestors of bats were omnivorous.

Common ancestors of bats were omnivorous suggested by resurrection of ancestral sweet receptors

Categories Life & Non-humans

Photo credit: Michael L. Smith

Bees and Wasps Independently Invent Ingenious Nest-Building Solutions

Categories Life & Non-humans

General morphology of P. kolymaensis, female. Scanning electron pictures (A, C), light microscopy photographs (E, F) and graphic presentations (B, D, G) of holotype: A, B) entire body, C, D) anterior ends, E) anterior body, F) perivulvar body region, G) tail. Abbreviations: l.f.–lateral field, ov–ovary, pro–procorpus of the pharynx, t.b.–terminal bulb of the pharynx, u–uterus with eggs, v–vulva, v.p.–ventral pore. Scale bars: A, D, E, F, G– 20 μm, B– 100 μm, C– 2 μm

Worm resurrected from Siberian permafrost laid dormant for 46,000 years

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

Prehistoric sea creature of the Cambrian period. Photo: Getty

Life on Earth didn’t arise as described in textbooks

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

Funky animal from Cambrian period. Pixabay

Genes for Learning, Aggression Traced Back 650 Million Years

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

Circular DNA, thought to be an accidental byproduct, is borrowing the cell’s DNA repair mechanisms to copy itself

DNA Parasites Manipulate Cellular Machinery for Their Own Advantage

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans

Bees make decisions better and faster than we do, for the things that matter to them

How Honey Bees Inspire Advanced Robotics and AI

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans, Technology

Apex predator of the Cambrian likely sought soft over crunchy prey

Ancient Sea Scourge Not So Fearsome After All

Categories Life & Non-humans

An unflanged migrant orangutan male feeding on Rotan Tikus leaves (Flagellaria indica) Orangutan species: Pongo abelii

When Orangutans Go Global: The Art of Jungle Assimilation 101

Categories Life & Non-humans, Social Sciences

Farmer ants and drama-prone wasps in spotlight for their climate adaptation

Categories Bloggers

Researchers use a 3D model to find that house cats’ noses may function like highly efficient chemical analysis equipment.

House cats’ noses may function like highly efficient chemical analysis equipment

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

How the cat nose knows what it’s smelling

Categories Technology

An alpha male harvestman

Arachnid has three versions of `male.’ How does that happen?

Categories Life & Non-humans

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