PORTLAND, Oregon — The recent evolution of camouflage among lizards in the powdery dunes of New Mexico’s White Sands National Monument can lead to some misunderstandings when some males choose to make ...
The shape-shifting clouds of starling birds, the organization of neural networks or the structure of an anthill: nature is full of complex systems whose behaviors can be modeled using mathematical ...
When Domenico Fulgione placed Moorish geckos on dark surfaces, he saw what he had seen for years. These spiny, hand-sized lizards changed colour. Within an hour, their typical creamy white complexions ...
In White Sands, N.M., two species of traditionally brown lizards have evolved white scales in order to blend in with their environment. By studying the genetic mechanisms at work in this adaptation, ...
Many modern-day animals use camouflage, clever patterns of skin pigmentation, to hide from and evade predators in plain sight. About 120 million years ago during the early Cretaceous period, a small ...
Carmen Scherrer photographed a cryptic little fence lizard on a wooden fence in First Landing State Park. You don’t see these common lizards very often, perhaps because they blend in so well with ...
Every identifiable group of plants and animals on Earth has a unique combination of body shapes, behaviors and ecology that distinguishes them from all others. What about the different kinds of ...
June 7 (UPI) --When most of us stick our tongue out, it's to taunt or tease -- or we're at the doctor's office. When the bluetongue skink sticks out its tongue, its trying to scare away would-be ...
Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
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