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Selection pressures push plants over adaption cliff
Apr 12, 2016 (SPX)
New simulations by researchers at the University of Warwick and UCL's Institute of Archaeology of plant evolution over the last 3000 years have revealed an unex...
World tiger count rises for first time in 100 years
Apr 11, 2016 (AFP)
The number of wild tigers across the globe has increased for the first time in more than a century thanks to improved conservation efforts, wildlife groups said...
Australia plan to protect 'long-haul' birds
Apr 08, 2016 (AFP)
They are the international travellers who come to Australia each year to rest and feast, but migratory birds face a perilous journey, officials said Friday as t...
Invasive species not best conservation tool
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Harnessing an invasive fish species sounded like a promising conservation tool to help reverse the destruction wreaked by zebra mussels on endangered native mol...
Cambodian tigers declared 'extinct' as reintroduction plan unveiled
Apr 06, 2016 (AFP)
Tigers are "functionally extinct" in Cambodia, conservationists conceded for the first time on Wednesday, as they launched a bold action plan to reintroduce the...
Sumatran rhino dies weeks after landmark discovery
Apr 05, 2016 (AFP)
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino has died weeks after its chance discovery on the Indonesian part of Borneo island was hailed as a landmark conservation s...
When the oxygen kills
Apr 05, 2016 (SPX)
An international team of scientists including the Lomonosov Moscow State University researcher showed under which conditions a body produces more superoxide - a...
Illuminating the inner 'machines' that give bacteria an energy boost
Apr 04, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tracked how microscopic organisms called cyanobacteria make use of internal protein 'machines' to boost their abi...
Harlequin ladybirds are conquering the world at great speed
Apr 04, 2016 (SPX)
The arrival and subsequent dramatic increase in the number of the invasive alien harlequin ladybird in many countries has been met with considerable trepidation...
New tumbleweed species rapidly expanding range
Apr 04, 2016 (SPX)
Two invasive species of tumbleweed have hybridized to create a new species of tumbleweed that University of California, Riverside researchers found has dramatic...
NASA satellite images uncover underground forest fungi
Apr 04, 2016 (JPL)
A NASA-led team of scientists has developed the first-ever method for detecting the presence of different types of underground forest fungi from space, informat...
No snow, no hares: Climate change pushes emblematic species north
Mar 31, 2016 (SPX)
If there is an animal emblematic of the northern winter, it is the snowshoe hare. A forest dweller, the snowshoe hare is named for its big feet, which allow it ...
Cheap moth trap may make citizen science projects more affordable
Mar 31, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from Michigan State University believe they have invented a better - or at least a cheaper - version of the proverbial mouse trap. Except instead of...
Ancient virus determines babies' gender
Mar 31, 2016 (UPI)
Over the course of human evolution, the human genome has picked up foreign fragments of DNA, mostly from ancient viruses. The majority of those fragments are in...
Ant antennae are a two-way communication system
Mar 30, 2016 (UPI)
Ants use their antennae to send and receive messages. Scientists believed ant antennae were like human ears -- designed to receive communication signals. Resear...
Study finds vast diversity among viruses that infect bacteria
Mar 29, 2016 (SPX)
Viruses that infect bacteria are among the most abundant life forms on Earth. Indeed, our oceans, soils and potentially even our bodies would be overrun with ba...
Democratizing high-throughput single molecule force analysis
Mar 28, 2016 (SPX)
From the tension of contracting muscle fibers to hydrodynamic stresses within flowing blood, molecules within our bodies are subject to a wide variety of mechan...
Defending Nigeria's last elephants against poachers
Mar 25, 2016 (AFP)
For years, blacksmith Hashimu Abdullahi was making guns for ivory poachers and hunters invading the Yankari Game Reserve, one of the last wildlife areas home to...
Migratory birds disperse seeds long distances
Mar 25, 2016 (SPX)
Some species of plants are capable of colonising new habitats thanks to birds that transport their seeds in their plumage or digestive tract. Until recently it ...
Scientists reveal how animals find their way 'in the dark'
Mar 25, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have revealed the brain activity in animals that helps them find food and other vital resources in unfamiliar environments where there are no cues, s...
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