Predation is a driving force in the evolution of anti-predator defences, and death faking, or immobility in reaction to dangers is a widespread defensive strategy shared by many animal species.
Researchers at Japan's RIKEN Centre for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have identified a molecule that stores ammonia through a chemical reaction, potentially providing a safer and easier approach to store this crucial chemical. This discovery, which was published in the Journal of the Ameri