2019-02-12 - Animal biology professor Christina Cheng and her colleagues determined how the gene for an antifreeze protein in Arctic fish evolved from noncoding DNA.

2018-12-12 - The mandibles of the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, are the fastest known moving animal appendages, snapping shut at speeds of up to 90 meters per second.

2018-11-28 - The spines of Cylindropuntia fulgida, also known as jumping cholla, have a reproductive role. They latch on to passersby and carry small chunks of cactus flesh to new locations.

2018-10-25 - Professor Mark Hauber receives a $270,000 grant to collaborate with Tel Aviv University researchers on how invasive birds succeed in new habitats.

2018-08-28 - Postdoctoral researcher Mikus Abolins-Abols peers into the nest of an American robin.

2018-08-27 - Pointiness pays off for the eggs of cliff-dwelling birds, a new study reveals.

2018-08-27 - A new study of orangethroat darters reveals that the males’ ability to recognize their own and other species drives the evolution of their bright display colors.

2018-07-17 - A new animal biology study of stickleback fish by Illinois animal biologist Alison Bell (left) and former Illinois doctoral student Laura Stein (right) shows that individuals show the same molecular and developmental responses to their own versus their parent’s exposure to predators

2017-11-27 - Animal biology professor Carla Caceres is a new Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

2017-11-17 - Animal biologist develops app to see fishing lures through the eyes of a bass

2017-10-11 - Like a Hydra, some plants grow bigger and boost their chemical defenses after being clipped.

2017-09-01 - U. of I. animal biology professor Andrew Suarez and his colleagues describe the unusual mechanics that enable Myrmoteras ant jaws to snap closed in half a millisecond.

2017-08-03 - Julian Catchen, Shane Campbell-Staton and their colleagues found genetic, regulatory and physiological signatures of natural selection in green anole lizards that survived a bout of extremely cold weather in South Texas.

2017-07-22 - A new study measured robust changes in brain gene expression for up to two hours after a three-spined stickleback fish encountered another fish.

2017-04-07 - Anthropology professor Ripan Malhi works with Native Americans and First Nations groups to analyze their DNA and that of their ancestors.