The study of animal behaviour in ecological and evolutionary contexts examines how behavioural traits develop, persist and interact with environmental challenges. Research in this field investigates ...

While water is essential to humans’ everyday existence, access to water varies dramatically and water can also be a threat: poor water quality can make people seriously ill, while floods are among the ...

Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists have found. Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behaviour, scientists at the ...

Heliconius butterflies’ brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behaviour, scientists at the University of Bristol have found. A region of their brain, known as the mushroom body due to its shape ...