We’ve known for ages that animals have a good sense of time and can control their behavior depending on the time of day it is. Many times, this sense is attributed to something known as a circadian ...

June 20 (UPI) --New research has revealed how circadian and tidal clocks interact to govern the behavior of some animals -- like the crustacean species Scyphax ornatus, a sand-burrowing isopod native ...

Bristle worms have two body clocks: a circadian clock and a lunar clock that helps them know when to spawn Most animals have a circadian clock that helps them distinguish night and day, but now ...

A comprehensive study on the rhythmicity of limpets -- mobile intertidal molluscs -- employing field and laboratory observations, as well assembling a clock oriented transcriptome -- shows that in the ...

University of Leicester researchers have revealed that coastal animals have their own biological tidal timer, which is separate from their 24-hour body clock. Experts from the University's Department ...

Two marine species have internal rhythms driven by the tide and the moon, independent of ordinary circadian rhythms, according to studies published yesterday (September 26) in Current Biology and Cell ...

Whether you're a surfer, a sailor or simply a beachcomber, it's important to know the current cycle of the tide at your favorite beach. And while apps do provide that info, the Tidey tidal clock does ...

Most animals have a circadian clock that helps them distinguish night and day, but now researchers have found coastal animals seem to be equipped with a separate clock to track time via the tides. The ...