Animals
- Genetics
Baby swaps, crime scenes, and DNA testing
By looking at animal DNA, investigators are solving crimes and conservationists are helping save endangered species.
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- Animals
City birds hit the high notes
Some songbirds battle traffic noise by singing at a higher pitch.
- Animals
Navigating by the light of the moon
A dung beetle is the first animal found to navigate by detecting a property of moonlight.
- Animals
Ant invasions change the rules
Ant invaders may wreck the rules by which entire communities of their peers work.
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- Animals
Lucky survival for black cats
A cat's black color may date back to a mutation that also protected the felines from diseases a long time ago.
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- Animals
Fish nests with pizzazz
Fish known as three-spined sticklebacks go gaga over decorating their nests.
- Environment
Cliff snails and rock climbers
Rock climbers can accidentally wipe out communities of cliff snails.
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- Animals
Childhood chills give bees six left feet
If the bees are raised in cold temperatures, their dancing skills seem to go down the drain.
