2+ week, 6+ day ago   (214+ words) Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered a new function of so-called “junk DNA.” (Illustrative image) According to a new study, “junk DNA” is not genetic waste after all. Researchers at ETH Zurich have shown in a new study that repetitive…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (335+ words) The black widow spider tends to kill its mates after mating. Certain spiders eat their mates after mating. The males of an Australian species reduce this risk by performing a special backward somersault during sex. This trick is likely inherited....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (285+ words) Males of an Australian spider species have a clever trick for surviving mating with a so-called “black widow.” They also pass this knowledge on to their offspring, as German researchers have discovered. For their studies, the researchers repeatedly crossed the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) Males of an Australian spider species have a special strategy for surviving mating with a so-called “black widow.” They also pass this knowledge on to their offspring, as German researchers have discovered. For their studies, the researchers repeatedly crossed the…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago   (168+ words) It's a small sensation: a female pangolin baby has been born at Prague Zoo. The pine cone animals are threatened with extinction. It does not yet have a name, but it is already a small sensation: a pangolin has been…...