What is the best time to start the day in view of the variation in when the sun rises? This is the problem analyzed by Jorge Mira Pérez and José María Martín-Olalla, lecturers at the University of ...

An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary origins of the Dehnel phenomenon, a unique seasonal adaptation in small ...

Researchers at Washington State University have discovered a molecular "winter lock" that keeps animals in a less active winter state until favorable conditions return, a discovery that could improve ...

Throughout Earth's history, life in temperate and polar zones has had to contend with the cold and darkness of winter. Across species, seasonal adaptation is the norm. Some animals hibernate, others ...

Researchers have found that photoperiod variation in bean bugs is regulated by genes involved in maintaining circadian rhythm via the neurotransmitter glutamate. The discovery of this mechanistic link ...

Insect life-cycle polymorphism : introduction / S. Masaki and W. Wipking -- Diversity and integration of life-cycle controls in insects / H.V. Danks -- Seasonal plasticity and life-cycle adaptations ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Humans everywhere may be able to eat bananas all year round, but wild animals must always eat "in-season". For them, seasonal shifts in food availability present a major challenge, ...

For them, seasonal shifts in food availability present a major challenge, especially in temperate regions like Japan with strong seasonal variation. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Fruit flies have the uncanny ability to wake up from a months-long hibernation right when their food of choice -- say, the fruit from apple or Hawthorn trees -- is at its peak. They're active for a ...

Seasonality shapes much of life on Earth. Most species, including humans, have synchronised their own rhythms with those of Earth’s seasons. Plant growth cycles, the migration of billions of animals, ...