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How a Grasshopper Gave Up Sex, Took Up Cloning
How a Grasshopper Gave Up Sex, Took Up Cloning
Meet the grasshopper that has reproduced asexually for a quarter of a million years—without acquiring undue numbers of harmful mutations.
Meet the grasshopper that has reproduced asexually for a quarter of a million years—without acquiring undue numbers of harmful mutations.
stick insects
Image of the Day: Stick and Leaf Insects
Emily Makowski | Oct 15, 2019 | 1 min read
The first phylogenomic tree of these insects shows their diversification occurred after they split into Old and New World groups.
Gigantic “Tree Lobsters” Not Extinct After All
Catherine Offord | Oct 8, 2017 | 2 min read
Researchers identify the Lord Howe Island stick insect on the remains of a large volcano in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.
Celebrating New Species
Jenny Rood | May 21, 2015 | 2 min read
An international panel of scientists selects the 10 most interesting organisms discovered last year.
Behavior Brief
Beth Marie Mole | Sep 11, 2012 | 4 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research