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Gathering vision data for hundreds of vertebrates and invertebrates, biologists have deepened scientists' understanding of animal vision, including the colors they see. The researchers determined that ...

In 2022, the staff of Science Friday came across a tweet that caught our attention, sent out by researcher Dr. Maureen Berg. hello does anyone know of any animal that has a few butts*? Like, more than ...

Octopuses are a famous example for invertebrates. Source: Maël BALLAND/Pexels In a recent article, published in Animal Sentience (the flagship journal for animal consciousness) by Heather Browning and ...

A harlequin poison dart frog (Oophaga sylvatica) is pictured at the Tesoros de Colombia (Treasures of Colombia) sustainable farm in Nocaima, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on July 9, 2024.

Many of Australia’s natural places are in a poor state. While important work is being done to protect particular species, we must also take a broader approach to returning entire ecosystems to their ...

What is a vertebrate?. Vertebrates in context ; What makes a vertebrate? ; Breaking branches ; Summary -- Shaking the tree. Embranchements and transformation ; Evolution and ancestors ; Summary -- ...

This article was originally published by Undark. Bees have long impressed the behavioral scientist Lars Chittka. In his lab at Queen Mary University of London, the pollinators have proved themselves ...

There are many small, feasible ways we can take invertebrate welfare into consideration. The science of invertebrate welfare can be intimately connected with the science of invertebrate sentience. The ...