Zoology articles from across Nature Portfolio

Hand bones from a human relative, found in Kenya, reveal features similar to those of living gorillas, complicating the evolutionary history of hand and tool manipulation.

Nature’s pages feature evidence that rodents reach refreshment through wily means, and a review of a book that celebrates everything honey.

Diverse bird species recognize the same vocalization to rally neighbours against invading cuckoos. The finding plays into a broader debate about the emergence of language.

Spider mites produce adhesive silk fibers for web spinning. This study reveals that proteins previously thought to be silk components are salivary proteins with dual roles in feeding and silk fiber coating.

The analysis of field-caught Aedes aegypti from Brazil through 16S rRNA amplicon-sequencing (V3-V4 region) evidenced that Wolbachia wMel strain reduces the bacterial diversity of mosquito’s midgut and reshapes microbial interactions.

Evolutionary map of viral proteins used to design vaccine that provides broad immunity — plus, reviewing 25 years of carbon offsetting.

Hand bones from a human relative, found in Kenya, reveal features similar to those of living gorillas, complicating the evolutionary history of hand and tool manipulation.

Nature’s pages feature evidence that rodents reach refreshment through wily means, and a review of a book that celebrates everything honey.

Diverse bird species recognize the same vocalization to rally neighbours against invading cuckoos. The finding plays into a broader debate about the emergence of language.

Recordings of chewing sounds combined with altitude data bear evidence of a gruesome night-time feast.

Through fieldwork and innovative research, he transformed how scientists and the public perceive the prehistoric world.