The evolutionary blueprint for hands was borrowed in part from a much older genetic plan for our nether regions, a new study suggests.
Tag: Reproduction (Biological)
A Cicada’s Guide to Periodical Romance
It may sound like a mosh pit out there. But to the participants, mating is a delicate, sonorous affair, fraught with potential missteps — and fungal zombies.
Polluted Flowers Smell Less Sweet to Pollinators, Study Finds
The research, involving primroses and hawk moths, suggests that air pollution could be interfering with plant reproduction.
New Antarctic Starfish Are Doting Parents and Vicious Predators
A close examination of a collection of starfish in the Smithsonian revealed even more starfish inside those starfish.
Arctic Squirrels Have a Climate Change Problem
Climate change appears to be disrupting the hibernation of females in the Far North, scientists say, and that could affect mating season.
Climate Change Driving Some Albatrosses to ‘Divorce,’ Study Finds
Warming oceans are sending the monogamous sea birds farther afield to find food, putting stress on their breeding and prompting some to ditch their partners.
Even the G-Spot is Named for a Man
Why do so many female body parts honor male scientists?
The Sperm-Count ‘Crisis’ Doesn’t Add Up
Reports of a decline in male fertility rely on flawed assumptions, a new study contends.
He Was a Stick, She Was a Leaf; Together They Made History
A surprise clutch of eggs has solved a century-old leaf insect mystery.
The Sound of One Shrimp Snapping
How climate change is altering nature’s sonic landscape.