Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck set out to categorize ...

FRANKLIN the cuttlefish considered the juicy prawn meat morsel in front of her. As mouth-watering as it looked, she resisted temptation and waited for her favourite meal to become available – live ...

Invertebrate numbers have decreased by 45 percent on average over a 35 year period in which the human population doubled, reports a study on the impact of humans on declining animal numbers. This ...

Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom, making up 97 percent of all creatures. These animals, lacking a backbone, display incredible diversity. From microscopic mites to giant squid, their ...

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have found that low oxygen levels in seawater could blind some marine invertebrates. These results, ...

Kate Fraser did not receive funding for the research but worked under grants received by her colleagues from the Australian Research Council This week, international ambassadors will take a ...

When I was about 7 or 8 years old, my biology-professor dad brought me a present home from work: a jar of sticks. Or at least that’s what I thought it was. When some of them started moving he ...

The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council contributed to the funding of this study. Lee Brown receives funding from NERC, Royal Geographical Society, EU Martin Wilkes does not work for, consult, ...

OF recent years increasing attention has been paid to invertebrates to determine whether they provide evidence of chemical correlation similar to those hormonal reactions that are now recognized as ...