They researchers used parts from taxidermied pheasants and mallards to create flapping-wing drones and swimming robots.

Also important is knowing what type of seed dispersal method your chosen plants use. The first four outlined below are the ...

Winds, flying animals, or water currents are some of the most successful agents of long-distance passive dispersal. Seeds and fruits that have wings, hairs, or inflated processes are carried ...

The research team at New Mexico Tech has constructed and tested pheasant, mallard duck and pigeon drones and robots. Their ...

Plants spread their seeds in lots of different ways. This is called seed dispersal. Some seeds are transported by the wind and are shaped to float, glide or spin through the air. NARRATOR ...

The findings show that while color vision in animals predates the appearance of colorful fruits by 150 million years and ...

The temperatures are dropping, the trees are putting on their annual color show, and Halloween is less than two weeks away.

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, granting insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants. The study, published today as ...

A new study from the University of Arizona reveals that color vision in animals evolved around 500 million years ago, much ...

There’s millions of invasive snakes on this tiny island, where they were accidentally introduced during World War II. Since ...

More information: Sara Beatriz Mendes et al, Evidence of a European seed dispersal crisis, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado1464 ...

This panel convened to discuss how focusing our attention on wild animals, particularly capstone and indicator species, is a ...