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Visualising the colours birds perceive reveals the ultraviolet patterns that are usually hidden from us. Credit: Vasas et al. (2024) PLOS Biology, Author provided If you’ve ever wished you could see the world though the eyes of another animal, we have good news for you. We also wondered about that and, being scientists who specialize
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new paper in Analysis argues that it may be time to extend voting rights to animals. While this idea may sound ridiculous, the paper points out that this would merely be an extension of existing practices, whereby certain governments permit the enforcement of animals’ legal rights through representatives. For example
The blue circle in this diagram is moving to the right due to diffusiophoresis, as it is swept along with the motion of the red circles moving into an area where there are more green circles. Credit: Richard Sear/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches
Credit: alexroch/Shutterstock My friend recently changed their favorite celebrity crush from Anna Kendrick to Lily James. While some people could see the attraction, others might not. So what is it that attracts us to potential mates? A new study suggests that female animals learn from other females to prefer distinctive males as mates. Sexual selection