When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for ...

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In a national park in Patagonia, something remarkable is happening between predators and prey: Pumas are returning—and ...

A single gene mutation is enough to prevent rabbits from getting about using their characteristic jumping gait, according to the results of research headed by Miguel Carneiro PhD, of the Universidade ...

They suspected the nocturnal snakes couldn’t move up the smooth cylinders to prey on Micronesian starlings, a species that is not endangered but is dwindling on Guam. (Read more about invasive species ...

New research from Fujita Health University reveals that talking can subtly delay the eyes’ ability to detect and stabilize on ...

Have you ever seen a sea star move? To many of us, sea star seem motionless, like a rock on the ocean's floor, but in actuality, they have hundreds of tube feet attached to their underbelly. These ...

What researchers have learned about how a sea star accomplishes movement synchronization, given that it has no brain and a completely decentralized nervous system, might help us design more efficient ...