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SFU scientists help put bedbugs to bed forever
Dec 29, 2014 (SPX)
The world owes a debt of gratitude to Simon Fraser University biologist Regine Gries. Her arms have provided a blood meal for more than a thousand bedbugs each ...
A vegetarian carnivorous plant
Dec 26, 2014 (SPX)
Carnivorous plants catch and digest tiny animals in order and derive benefits for their nutrition. Interestingly the trend towards vegetarianism seems to overco...
Damming beavers are slowly changing the world
Dec 26, 2014 (SPX)
There are consequences of the successful efforts worldwide to save beavers from extinction. Along with the strong increase in their population over the past 100...
Of bugs and brains
Dec 26, 2014 (SPX)
Whether you're cramming for an exam or just trying to remember where you put your car keys, learning and memory are critical functions that we constantly employ...
Zimbabwe to export elephants in population curb
Dec 24, 2014 (AFP)
Wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe on Wednesday announced plans to export at least 62 elephants to top up scant state funding and curb a ballooning pachyderm popu...
Scientists trace nanoparticles from plants to caterpillars
Dec 23, 2014 (SPX)
In one of the most comprehensive laboratory studies of its kind, Rice University scientists traced the uptake and accumulation of quantum dot nanoparticles from...
In one aspect of vision, computers catch up to primate brain
Dec 23, 2014 (SPX)
For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to design computer networks that can mimic visual skills such as recognizing objects, which the human brain does v...
Biologist Reveals How Whales May 'Sing' for Their Supper
Dec 23, 2014 (SPX)
Humpback whales have a trick or two when it comes to finding a quick snack at the bottom of the ocean. But how they pinpoint that meal at night, with little or ...
Federal and Local Action Needed to Protect Hawaii's Spinner Dolphins
Dec 23, 2014 (SPX)
The best way to protect wild spinner dolphins in Hawaii while also maintaining the local tourism industry that depends on them is through a combination of feder...
Once-threatened wolves, bears and lynx now plentiful in Europe: study
Dec 19, 2014 (AFP)
After nearing extinction in Europe in the early 20th century because of hunting and shrinking habitats, large carnivores like the gray wolf, brown bear, lynx an...
Invasive species can dramatically alter landscapes
Dec 18, 2014 (SPX)
Invasive plant and animal species can cause dramatic and enduring changes to the geography and ecology of landscapes, a study from Purdue University and the Uni...
Predator Versus Prey
Dec 18, 2014 (SPX)
A sex-changing fish called California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) plays a vital role in the food web of kelp forests along the Pacific coast. Commonly fou...
3-D maps reveal the genome's origami code
Dec 18, 2014 (SPX)
In a triumph for cell biology, researchers have assembled the first high-resolution, 3-D maps of entire folded genomes and found a structural basis for gene reg...
To know the enemy
Dec 17, 2014 (SPX)
New research published in the journal genesis, by Kenneth Baughman, Dr. Eiichi Shoguchi, Professor Noriyuki Satoh of the Marine Genomics Unit at the Okinawa Ins...
Fungus-growing ants selectively cultivate their crops
Dec 16, 2014 (SPX)
Ever since agriculture evolved ca 10.000 years ago, plants have been artificially selected to become the fast growing and highly productive varieties we know to...
Renowned photographer Salgado issues environmental call to arms
Dec 14, 2014 (AFP)
World renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado has crisscrossed the globe to document the extremes of globalisation, migration and unchartered territor...
Kenya's 'Maasai Olympics' fights dwindling lion numbers
Dec 13, 2014 (AFP)
Leaping high into the air and hurling spears instead of javelins, traditional lion hunters in Kenya tested their skills Saturday in a special "Maasai Olympics" ...
How birds get by without external ears
Dec 12, 2014 (SPX)
Unlike mammals, birds have no external ears. The outer ears of mammals play an important function in that they help the animal identify sounds coming from diffe...
Norway scraps controversial seal hunting subsidy
Dec 12, 2014 (AFP)
Norway's much-criticised commercial seal hunt could grind to a halt following parliament's decision to scrap a hefty subsidy for the controversial practice. A m...
Birds find their place in the avian tree of life
Dec 12, 2014 (SPX)
An international effort involving more than 100 researchers, nine supercomputers and about 400 years of CPU time has yielded the most reliable avian tree of lif...
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