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Evolution Influenced By Temporary Microbes
May 25, 2016 (SPX)
Life on Earth often depends on symbiotic relationships between microbes and other forms of life. A new theory suggests that researchers should consider how symb...
Indonesian birds face extinction due to pet trade: study
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country's symbolic Javan Hawk-eagle, are at serious risk of extinction mainly due to the pet trade, a wildli...
Amphibians in continued global decline
May 23, 2016 (UPI)
A new study led by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey confirms the ongoing decline of amphibians around the world. Researchers blame the continued decli...
Scientists witness rare evolutionary event: Multiplying introns
May 23, 2016 (UPI)
Researchers at the University of Texas recently witnessed introns multiplying in a genome. It's a rare evolutionary event they say may help scientists better un...
Why do animals hide their warning signals? A paradox explained
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have understood quite well why so many poisonous animals have brightly colored bodies - the colors send a message to the predators: " don't eat me, o...
Plants are 'biting' back
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Calcium phosphate is a widespread biomineral in the animal kingdom: Bones and teeth largely consist of this very tough mineral substance. Researchers from Bonn ...
Maize genome 'dark matter' discovery a boon for breeders
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
For astronomers, "dark matter" is the largely hypothetical substance that accounts for approximately 85 percent of the matter in the universe. Now, plant scient...
Plants display nature's optofluidic machinery
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
If you place a houseplant next to a sunny window, you may notice the leaves bending toward the light. Plants don't have a brain, so the vast majority of movemen...
Proton-conducting material found in electrosensory organs of sharks
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
Sharks, skates, and rays can detect very weak electric fields produced by prey and other animals using an array of unusual organs known as the ampullae of Loren...
Genetic history of the 'ship of the desert' revealed
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
A unique and pioneering study of the ancient and modern DNA of the 'ship of the desert' - the single humped camel or dromedary - has shed new light on how its u...
Earthworms build huge mounds dotting tropical wetlands in South America
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
Earthworms are the engineers behind the 75,000 km2, densely packed, regularly spaced, and mound-patterned landscapes, called surales, in the South American seas...
Berkeley Lab participates in new National Microbiome Initiative
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
The Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will participate in a new National Microbiome Initiative launched by the White H...
Birth of rare Sumatran rhino hailed as major boost
May 14, 2016 (AFP)
The rare birth of a Sumatran rhino in Indonesia has been hailed a victory for the critically endangered species, which has been almost wiped out in the wild by ...
Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
A Sumatran rhino gave birth to a female calf at a sanctuary in Indonesia on Thursday, taking the critically endangered species a step further away from extincti...
Study: Cooperation, not struggle for survival, drives speciation, evolution
May 12, 2016 (UPI)
New empirical evidence supports theoretical research that suggests cooperation -- not competition -- is the main driver of speciation and evolution. The theory ...
Saharan dust affects marine bacteria, potential pathogen Vibrio
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
Iron, a critical element for living organisms, can be hard to hard to come by in open marine waters - except each summer, when atmospherically transported dust ...
Stickleback fish adapt their vision in the blink of an eye
May 11, 2016 (SPX)
Stickleback fish are able to adapt their vision to new environments in less than 10,000 years, a blink of the eye in evolutionary terms, according to new resear...
Exploiting male killing bacteria to control insects
May 11, 2016 (SPX)
A team of scientists have discovered a key mechanism that drives a bacteria that kills male insects, a development that could potentially be exploited to contro...
New insights into light color sensing and transfer of genetic traits
May 11, 2016 (SPX)
An international team led by Indiana University researchers has uncovered the regulation of a system that allows a globally abundant bacterium to efficiently ca...
Study: Earthworms responsible for elaborate mounds in South America
May 11, 2016 (UPI)
Researchers say earthworms create the unusual and elaborate mounds found in the tropical wetlands of South America. Dotting the Los Llanos, a vast grassland pla...
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