Which genetic factors can break the symmetry of an animal's body? To answer this question, a Konstanz research team led by evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer studied a cichlid fish whose head is bent either to the left or right. The results show how closely behavioural preferences and genes are linked.

Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes?

That is the hypothesis put forward in a new research paper published in PNAS by Dr Sam England, who completed his PhD at Bristol in 2023, and Professor Daniel Robert, Professor of Bionanoscience at the University of Bristol.

Lions and hyenas may occasionally spend less time near roads crowded by humans, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

In a discovery that deepens our understanding of animal social bonds, a study led by University of Oxford researchers in collaboration with the University of Leeds has demonstrated that wild great tits exhibit clear behaviours signalling ‘divorce’ long before the breeding season. The findings, published today (30 /29 July) in Royal Society Proceedings B, provide valuable new insights into how animals navigate complex social decisions.