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Hermit crabs are using litter as makeshift shells in an apparent attempt to find a mate, scientists have discovered.

Response to colour stimuli within the animal kingdom is responsible for the evolution of many different visual ornaments across a range of species. Within many species males and females utilise colourful patterns and plumages to attract the attention of a mate, warn predators of toxicity and signal body condition and genetic prowess. However, the creation and maintenance of pigments by animals is not a simple task with a variety of types of pigment-producing cells such as melanophores, iridophores and xanthophores, capable of producing a wide range of pigments and iridescent shines. How colour...

DeKALB – When understanding the study of another species, all facets must be explored, even those that may make people feel … well, uncomfortable. Anthropology 441, Sexual Selection in Primates, studies the biology and behavior of primates’ ability to reproduce. The class, taught by Professor Leila Porter, chair of the anthropology department, gives students insight...

Real Madrid’s successes and struggles encapsulate football’s cyclical fractal nature. In Carlo Ancelotti’s laissez-faire philosophy, the collective dynamism from individual freedom reigns supreme....

A new study modelled how a game of snog, marry, avoid, may play out in the animal kingdom.