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The lifespan of bees raised in US laboratories is half what it was in the 1970s, suggesting there may be a genetic reason behind increasing rates of colony collapse Life 14 November 2022 By Gary Hartley Honeybees in a hive…
A ‘gene drive’ that spreads through a population and makes females infertile has been demonstrated to work in a mammal for the first time Life 11 November 2022 By Michael Le Page Mice on a farm in Australia Matthew Abbott/Panos…
A sweet reward influences ants’ decision-making when they encounter ambiguous situations, hinting that they might have internal states like our emotions Life 11 November 2022 By Robert Barrie Ants were given drops of sugar solution or bitter quinine solution in…
Many species of tree-living ants cultivate plants that grow on trees either for food or shelter, but there is a debate over whether the practice should be considered agriculture Life 10 November 2022 By Michael Le Page Philidris cordata ants…
Some female cichlid fish keep their offspring in their mouth for protection, but they commonly eat up to half of their brood Life 9 November 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A mouth-brooding female Astatotilapia burtoni Adrian Indermaur Some fish protect their…
Break-ups are more common in bird species with longer migrations, probably because partners return home at different times and don’t wait for each other to breed Life 7 November 2022 By Alice Klein The 30,000-kilometre migratory round trips of Arctic…
Putting back the clocks in November is linked to a spike in car collisions with deer in the US Environment 2 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Collisions with deer in the US rise by 16 per cent in the week…
A database of photos taken from 1886 to 2019 reveals that horn size has gradually decreased in five species of rhinoceros, probably due to poaching Life 1 November 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A wild Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) Tobias Nowlan/Getty…
A reptile named Bellairsia gracilis has been identified as an early member of the squamate group that lived around 167 million years ago Life 26 October 2022 By Riley Black Artistic reconstruction of the fossil squamate, Bellairsia gracilis Elsa Panciroli…
New recordings of sounds made by reptiles, amphibians and fish suggest that vocal communication has a common evolutionary origin in vertebrates Life 25 October 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Juvenile ornate or painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima), a species now known…
