The flower that smells like ants: How Vincetoxicum nakaianum tricks flies to survive

A small Japanese flower, Vincetoxicum nakaianum, uses a clever trick to reproduce. It smells like injured ants, attracting ...
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Ohio State uses $1.3 million wildlife grant to expand conservation research

Ohio’s only bee survey will continue after Ohio State received its annual grant funds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted $1.3 million to be used to continue research at Ohio State, Mark ...

Shifts in anoles' skin color signal their health and vitality, research reveals

Water anoles are remarkable creatures. Perched along the banks of steep waterfalls in the forests of Panama and Costa Rica, ...

2.75-million-year-old stone tools may mark a turning point in human evolution

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors

The very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya. Researchers ...