Just the smell of lynx can reduce deer browsing damage
Roe deer in study plot. Walter Di Nicola. CC BY. New research shows that the mere smell of predators is enough to change deer behaviour and limit browsing damage to tree saplings. The findings offer a potential tool for forest recovery and highlight the important role...
Oldest modern shark mega-predator from the Age of the Dinosaurs
A gigantic 8m long mega-predatory shark stalks an unwary long-necked plesiosaur in the seas off Australia 115 million years ago. Credit: Polyanna von Knorring, Swedish Museum of Natural History. Around 115 million years ago, the seas off northern Australia were...
Mosquitoes’ specialised detection mechanisms revealed
Researchers have captured unprecedented images of the mechanisms that allow mosquitoes, the world’s deadliest animal, to target our blood. Credit: Erik Jepsen/ UC San Diego. Biologists have used cutting-edge imaging technology to probe mosquitoes’ anatomical...