Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists often divide predator species into two camps: ...

Imagine a cell more than three billion years ago. Consider that most local nutrients that might fuel the cell’s growth are already sequestered within nearby living cells. Imagine further that the cell ...

Animal survival depends on effective attack and defense strategies, yet how these behaviors arise remains unclear. Addressing this question, a recent study shows that predator and prey behaviors ...