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Amphibians don't lose memories during hibernation
Jan 12, 2017 (UPI)
New research suggests the memory formation and storage processes aren't interrupted in amphibians that settle down for the winter. Previous studies have shown s...
Pretty in pink: Some algae like it cold
Jan 11, 2017 (SPX)
It may look pretty, but the swaths of delicately-colored, pretty "precipitation" may lead to an increase in glacial melting, according to interdisciplinary rese...
Chimpanzees seek out genetically different mates
Jan 11, 2017 (UPI)
When chimps seek out a mate, they look for a chimpanzee with a very different genetic makeup. Genetic opposites attract, according to researchers at Duke Univer...
Indian police rescue 6,000 turtles in 'largest' haul
Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)
Indian police said Wednesday they had recovered more than 6,000 freshwater turtles weighing over four tonnes from poachers who planned to smuggle them to Southe...
Rusty patched bumble bee listed as endangered species
Jan 10, 2017 (UPI)
The rusty patched bumble bee has been granted a spot on the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is the first bumble bee species in...
Zooplankton rapidly evolve tolerance to road salt
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
A common species of zooplankton - the smallest animals in the freshwater food web - can evolve genetic tolerance to moderate levels of road salt in as little as...
'Drunken walk' math helps explain ecological invasions
Jan 09, 2017 (UPI)
The mathematics describing the seemingly unpredictable movement of a stumbling drunk -- "drunken walk" math -- has helped scientists better understand the logic...
Routes of migratory birds follow today's peaks in resources
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
Movement of migratory birds is closely linked to seasonal availability of resources. The birds locate the areas with the most resources across continents. Resea...
Sky's the limit for Thai baby elephant swimming to health
Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)
After losing part of her foot in a snare in Thailand, baby elephant 'Clear Sky' is now learning to walk again -- in water. The six-month-old is the first elepha...
Birds with big bills spend more time keeping warm
Jan 05, 2017 (UPI)
To shield themselves from the cold, many birds use a unique snuggling position called the "backrest." They cock their head back and to the side and tuck their b...
Scientists train DNA nanotubes to self-assemble a bridge between molecules
Jan 05, 2017 (UPI)
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have trained DNA nanotubes to construct a bridge across a a cell culture dish. "If this process were to happen at the hu...
Study shows new global evidence of the role of humans in rapid evolution
Jan 04, 2017 (SPX)
It has long been suspected that humans and the urban areas we create are having an important - and surprisingly current and ongoing - effect on evolution, which...
Biologists use fossils to pinpoint when mammal and dinosaur ancestors became athletes
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
Many mammals and birds are remarkable athletes; mice work hard to dig burrows for protection and sparrows fight gravity with each flap of their wings. In order ...
Secrets of human protein interactions unveiled by massive sequencing and coevolution
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
Cells operate like an incredibly well-synchronized orchestra of molecular interactions among proteins. Understanding this molecular network is essential not onl...
Archers to the rescue in Madrid as boars trespass
Jan 03, 2017 (AFP)
It's a scene straight out of mediaeval times set in modern-day Madrid: an archer dressed in camouflage gear, stationed in a tree at night, waiting for the kill....
China to ban ivory trade by end of 2017
Dec 31, 2016 (AFP)
China will ban all ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017, the government said, in a move hailed by conservationists as a "game changer" for African elep...
World's oldest male panda dies: officials
Dec 29, 2016 (AFP)
The world's oldest male panda, with more than 130 descendants -- a quarter of all the captive-bred pandas on the planet -- has died aged 31, officials said. Gia...
Bacteria evolution offers insights into human protein interactions
Dec 29, 2016 (UPI)
The complexity of the human system -- the sheer abundance and diversity of the moving parts -- make studying specific biochemical interactions quite difficult. ...
China in biggest-ever pangolin scale seizure: reports
Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese customs seized over three tonnes of pangolin scales, state media said, in the country's biggest-ever smuggling case involving the animal parts. Shanghai...
Hong Kong's feline friends offer insight into city's past
Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)
Busy traffic, loud noise and constant passers-by? Not a problem for these cats. Four-legged "assistants" can be found perched in certain shops across Hong Kong,...
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