Titan’s lakes may be shaped by waves
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is the only other planetary body in the solar system that currently hosts active rivers, lakes, and seas. These otherworldly river systems are thought to be…
The behavior of ant queens is shaped by their social environment
The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom. The common perception is that the…
How shifting climates may have shaped early elephants’ trunks
Researchers have provided new insights into how ancestral elephants developed their dextrous trunks. The study, published today as an eLife Reviewed Preprint, combines multiple analyses to reconstruct feeding behaviours in…