Critically Endangered Right Whales Are Getting Smaller Due to Climate Change; Decreasing Body Size Could Affect Ability To Breed [STUDY]

Medicine & Technology Feb 27, 2024

A new study has found that the length of critically endangered female right whales largely affect their ability to breed. Read to learn more.

Megalodon May Not Have Resembled Appearance of Massive Great White Shark, Study Claims; Findings Spark Controversy Among Experts

Jan 21, 2024

A new study suggests that the body size and shape of the megalodon shark may not have resemble that of a great white shark. Read to learn more.

Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Stay Fat Amidst Food Scarcity Due to Climate Change, Study Reveals

Jun 04, 2023

These grizzly bears were able to maintain their fat levels and body size for the last 20 years. Read to learn more.

Why Are Birds in the Americas Getting Smaller? Scientists Think Global Warming Could Be the Culprit

May 09, 2023

Birds in the Americas are getting smaller and have longer wings with the smallest bird species changing the fastest. Read the article to know more details.

U-Shaped Link Between Animals Diet and Body Size Discovered, Associating It With Humans

Apr 25, 2022

A recent study showed a more widespread U-shaped link between animal diet and body size. Find out how humans are also associated with the said connection.

Self-Estimating BMI, Body Size Associated With Obesity, Other Health Conditions

Jan 28, 2022

Researchers recently suggested that the rising incidence of obesity and the humiliation linked to it may make adults more likely to miscalculate their own body mass index and body size.

Flight Speed Linked to Body Size in Animals Reveals How Tiny Feather Wing Beetle Flies at Accelerations

Jan 20, 2022

A new study recently showed that the ability of feather wing beetles to fly at speeds and accelerations of insects thrice their size results from a reduced wing mass, as well as a previously unidentified type of wing-motion cycle.

Climate Change May Have Affected the Body and Indirectly the Brain Size of Prehistoric Humans, Study Found

Jul 12, 2021

Throughout human evolution, body size has fluctuated significantly and is found to be directly linked to the climate. But brain size did not evolve at the same time as the body.