Spiralling school of jack fish image takes photography prize
18 August 2021
A stunning collection of images are among the winners and runners up of this year’s BMC Ecology and Evolution photography competition
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Artificially stripped-back cell is still able to rapidly evolve
17 August 2021
An artificial “minimal cell” that has had all but the most essential genes stripped out can evolve and adapt to its surroundings just as fast as a normal cell
Howler monkeys navigate using adaptable mental maps, just like humans
12 August 2021
Black howler monkeys move through their environment using mental maps that the primates modify and adapt as the landscape changes – a skill previously seen only in humans
Insect-killing plant found by Australian highway is new to science
10 August 2021
A newly described species of wild tobacco that scientists found growing next to a truck stop in Western Australia is covered in sticky glands that trap and kill small insects
Snakes evolved venom fangs multiple times from wrinkles in their teeth
10 August 2021
Many snake species have been able to evolve venom fangs, because they all inherited the same wrinkle-like structures inside their teeth that became channels to carry venom towards the tip
