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The zoologist Arik Kershenbaum of the University of Cambridge and his dog.
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Why Extraterrestrial Life May Not Seem Entirely Alien

By Dan Falk
March 18, 2021
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The zoologist Arik Kershenbaum argues that because some evolutionary challenges are truly universal, life throughout the cosmos may share certain features.

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Can Vaccines for Wildlife Prevent Human Pandemics?

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
August 24, 2020
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Studies suggest that self-disseminating vaccines could prevent the “spillover” of animal viruses into humans as pandemic diseases.

Photo of emperor penguins huddling together for warmth, with two sticking their heads out
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Math of the Penguins

By Susan D'Agostino
August 17, 2020
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Emperor penguins display rigorously geometric spacing and mathematical efficiency when they huddle together for warmth, which may reveal secrets to their overall health.

Illustration of a flying albatross, a swimming basking shark and the Lévy walk paths they take.
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Random Search Wired Into Animals May Help Them Hunt

By Liam Drew
June 11, 2020
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The nervous systems of foraging and predatory animals may prompt them to move along a special kind of random path called a Lévy walk to find food efficiently when no clues are available.

A baby lizard emerging from a transparent egg membrane.
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Egg Laying or Live Birth: How Evolution Chooses

By Dana Najjar
May 18, 2020
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A lizard that both lays eggs and gives birth to live young is helping scientists understand how and why these forms of reproduction evolved.

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What’s in a Name? Taxonomy Problems Vex Biologists

By Christie Wilcox
June 24, 2019
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Researchers struggle to incorporate ongoing evolutionary discoveries into an animal classification scheme older than Darwin.

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In Ecology Studies and Selfless Ants, He Finds Hope for the Future

By Claudia Dreifus
May 15, 2019
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For more than six decades, the influential biologist Edward O. Wilson has drawn connections between evolution, ecology and behavior, often sparking controversies inside and outside of science.

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She Finds Clues to Future Sustainability in Old Food Webs

By Elizabeth Preston
March 21, 2019
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By reconstructing prehistoric food webs and analyzing the diverse interactions of humans with other species, the ecologist Jennifer Dunne is developing a new understanding of sustainability through network science.

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New Squid Genome Shines Light on Symbiotic Evolution

By Laura Poppick
February 19, 2019
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Researchers hope that the genes of a glowing squid can illuminate how animals evolved organs for beneficial bacteria.


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