Black-and-white colobus are almost exclusively arboreal. Fragmentation may force the adaptation to new habitats or result in local extinctions. "Here I am, in the middle of this forest, and I can't ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Dawn Chen, a postdoctoral reseacrher in the University of Pennsylvania is part of a research team that discovered a novel female adaptation in fruit flies that promotes prolonged courtship in their ...

When fasting or facing a food shortage, the body engages metabolic and behavioral adaptations to survive. How the brain coordinates and regulates these responses has not been clear, but researchers at ...

When fasting or facing a food shortage, the body engages metabolic and behavioral adaptations to survive. How the brain coordinates and regulates these responses has not been clear, but researchers at ...

This lecture and field course explores adaptations of animals and plants for surviving the winter in northern latitudes. The course presents species identification, natural history, behavior, ecology ...

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. Science has pretty well ...