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Remove the top male spotty fish and, within minutes, the next-in-line female morphs into the tank s new tyrant charging and nipping rivals while her body quietly begins a weeks-long transition to male.

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion--the dramatic burst of diverse animal life--might have actually started millions of years earlier than we thought. By analyzing ancient trace fossils, researchers uncovered evidence . ...

Zooplankton like copepods aren't just fish food--they're carbon-hauling powerhouses. By diving deep into the ocean each winter, they're secretly stashing 65 million tonnes of carbon far below the surface, helping fight climate change in a way ...

At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold--not just from ore, but also from our mounting piles of e-waste. By using a compound normally found in pool disinfectants and a novel polymer that can be reused ...

Cats overwhelmingly choose to sleep on their left side, a habit researchers say could be tied to survival. This sleep position activates the brain's right hemisphere upon waking, perfect for detecting danger and reacting swiftly. Left-side snoozing . ...

South Australia's tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have tried a bold fix--move it. Three separate populations were shifted from the parched north to cooler, greener sites farther . ...

Urban wildlife is evolving right under our noses -- and scientists have the skulls to prove it. By examining over a century's worth of chipmunk and vole specimens from Chicago, researchers discovered subtle yet significant evolutionary changes in ...

New research reveals why early human attempts to leave Africa repeatedly failed--until one group succeeded spectacularly around 50,000 years ago. Scientists discovered that before this successful migration, humans began using a much broader range of ...

Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban--by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law enforcement struggles to tell them apart, especially ...

Farming didn t emerge in the Andes due to crisis or scarcity it was a savvy and resilient evolution. Ancient diets remained stable for millennia, blending wild and domesticated foods while cultural innovations like trade and ceramics helped smooth .. ...