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City life may help Darwin's finches survive bloodsucking flies

24 March 2023

In the Galapagos Islands, finches that live near cities have higher survival rates against parasitic flies than those who live in the country
Pacific crickets on Moloka’i are singing a new tune

Crickets rapidly evolve new mating call to evade their parasites

29 October 2018

In Hawaii, parasitic flies target singing crickets, forcing them to rapidly evolve to escape detection. Now some males have developed a special, seductive purr
Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

16 May 2018

All the green-blooded lizards in the world live in New Guinea, but it turns out the trait has evolved there independently at least four times
Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

Mistletoe's cells are broken at a fundamental level

3 May 2018

All complex organisms rely on tiny nodules called mitochondria to supply their cells with energy – but mistletoe’s mitochondria don’t work and yet it survives

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