Birds Have Time-Honored Traditions Too Creating traditions that pass the test of time doesn’t require exceptional smarts DURHAM , N.C. –- What makes human cultural traditions unique? One common answer is that we...
Details That Look Sharp to People May be Blurry to Their Pets Humans see the world in higher resolution than most animals. DURHAM, N.C. -- Compared with many animals, human eyes aren’t...
How Turning Down the Heat Makes a Baby Turtle Male Scientists start to crack 50-year puzzle of how temperature influences a hatchling’s sex DURHAM, N.C. -- Boy or girl? For those who want to influence their...
Why a Robot Can't Yet Outjump a Flea How small creatures generate world’s fastest snaps, jumps and punches DURHAM, N.C. -- When it comes to things that are ultrafast and lightweight, robots can't...
Warming Climate Could Speed Forest Regrowth in Eastern U.S. Faster takeover by trees could boost carbon sequestration on abandoned land DURHAM, N.C. -- Climate change could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or...
How the Color-Changing Hogfish ‘Sees’ With Its Skin Fish’s skin senses light differently from eyes. DURHAM, N.C. -- Some animals are quick-change artists. Take the hogfish, a pointy-snouted reef...
Mantis Shrimp Size Each Other Up Before Ceding a Fight Sparring matches help mantis shrimp read their rivals DURHAM, N.C. -- To a mantis shrimp, walking away from a fight doesn’t mean being a wimp....
Bonobos Prefer Jerks For our closest genetic relatives, it pays to have powerful allies DURHAM, N.C. -- Never trust anyone who is rude to a waiter, advice columnists say. For most...
President Price Helps Open Renovated Chesterfield Building for Life Science Research Duke's lease expands university investment in Durham downtown The next large step in Duke and Durham’s partnership for growing research in the life...
Bonobos Help Strangers Without Being Asked Humans aren’t the only species eager to make a good first impression DURHAM, N.C. -- A passer-by drops something and you spring to pick it up. Or maybe you hold the...
