A single gene controls movement in vertebrates
Scientists have found that one gene is responsible for variability in locomotion in horses and mice.
Dancing chromatophores
Music has the ability to get these pigmented cephalopod cells moving to the beat.
Selective imprinting: how the wallaby controls the growth of its young
Many imprinted genes regulate growth and nutrient provisioning for the developing fetus.
Colour-changing robot inspired by octopus
The cephalopod’s impressive camouflage led scientists to create a rubbery new robot.
Top predators in crisis
In many places, the numbers of large predators have fallen by more than 90 per cent over the course of a few decades. Scientists are working feverishly to learn how this dearth of…
Mutant butterflies linked to Fukushima disaster
Forget your childhood radioactive superheroes, these insects have a lot more to worry about.
