DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water. More solitary than toothed whales, baleen whales face ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — 130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which ...

Researcher Alex Boast says the samples were found in Hodge Creek and Takahe Valley, though it is unclear which species of moa they belong to. “These fungi very closely resemble berries.” ...

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by ...

Wandering salamanders control blood flow in their toes to improve grip and detachment, a finding that may inspire new ...

Transient absorption spectroscopy of rose bengal reveals triplet state dynamics, crucial for optimizing photosensitizers in ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

DNA testing showed that both of the moa that had left behind the coprolites had recently consumed several truffle-like species, including the most famous today, Gallacea scleroderma. The ...

In Chinese lore, the snake symbolizes wisdom, dexterity and charm, but knowing how to discern different species of snake is a useful skill — particularly as some are venomous, the Ministry of ...

Researchers at the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) at the University of Bayreuth have found ...