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Alaska frogs reach record lows in extreme temperature survival
Jul 23, 2014 (SPX)
Freezing and thawing might not be good for the average steak, but it seems to help wood frogs each fall as they prepare to survive Alaska's winter cold. "Alaska...
A new measure of biodiversity
Jul 22, 2014 (SPX)
A new approach to measuring biodiversity has uncovered some biologically important but currently unprotected areas in Western Australia, while confirming the si...
First comprehensive library of master genetic switches in plants
Jul 21, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers have created the first comprehensive library of genetic switches in plants, setting the stage for scientists around the globe to better understand h...
Study led by indigenous people uncovers grizzly bear 'highway'
Jul 21, 2014 (SPX)
A novel, First Nations-led research collaboration has revealed a previously undocumented grizzly bear aggregation in coastal British Columbia, one of the most s...
Atlantic salmon also show capacity to adapt to warmer waters
Jul 21, 2014 (SPX)
Populations of Atlantic salmon have a surprisingly good capacity to adjust to warmer temperatures that are being seen with climate change, a group of scientists...
Brain of world's first known predators discovered
Jul 18, 2014 (SPX)
An international team of paleontologists has identified the exquisitely preserved brain in the fossil of one of the world's first known predators that lived in ...
Organismal biologists needed to interpret new trees of life
Jul 18, 2014 (SPX)
Rapidly accumulating data on the molecular sequences of animal genes are overturning some standard zoological narratives about how major animal groups evolved. ...
Walking on all fours is not backward evolution
Jul 18, 2014 (SPX)
Contradicting earlier claims, "The Family That Walks on All Fours," a group of quadrupedal humans made famous by a 2006 BBC documentary, have simply adapted to ...
Indus river dolphin's declining range
Jul 18, 2014 (SPX)
Removal of river water for irrigation and habitat fragmentation by irrigation dams were shown to be the principal factors contributing to the decline of the Ind...
Scientists gear up to fight deadly snake fungal disease
Jul 16, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a faster and more accurate way to test for infection with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, a fungus that is killing snakes in the Midwest a...
For bees and flowers tongue size matters
Jul 16, 2014 (SPX)
For bees and the flowers they pollinate, a compatible tongue length is essential to a successful relationship. Some bees and plants are very closely matched, wi...
How speed restricts evolutionary change of the vertebral column
Jul 15, 2014 (SPX)
One of the riddles of mammal evolution explained: the strong conservation of the number of trunk vertebrae. Researchers of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and...
Flower development in 3D: Timing is the key
Jul 15, 2014 (SPX)
In close collaboration with Jurg Schonenberger and Yannick Stadler from the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research of the Faculty of Life Sciences, Univ...
Baboons groom early in the day to get benefits later
Jul 14, 2014 (SPX)
Grooming between individuals in a group of baboons is not practiced without ulterior motives. To be groomed has hygienic benefits and is stress relieving for th...
Precipitation may be key in bird adaptation to climate change
Jul 14, 2014 (SPX)
A new model analyzing how birds in western North America will respond to climate change suggests that for most species, regional warming is not as likely to inf...
3D technology used to help California condors
Jul 14, 2014 (SPX)
A team including researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research has developed a novel methodology ...
Postcards from the Photosynthetic Edge
Jul 11, 2014 (SPX)
A crucial piece of the puzzle behind nature's ability to split the water molecule during photosynthesis that could help advance the development of artificial ph...
Thailand faces trade ban over ivory failings: CITES
Jul 11, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand faces an international wildlife trade ban unless it reins in its ivory sector, which is a magnet for traffickers, global regulator CITES said on Friday...
Shining light on the mystery of birds sensing spring
Jul 11, 2014 (SPX)
Professor Takashi Yoshimura and colleagues of the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) of Nagoya University have finally found the missing piece...
Chimpanzee intelligence depends on genes
Jul 11, 2014 (SPX)
Some chimpanzees are smarter than others, and about half of that variation in intelligence depends on the genes that individuals carry and pass on from one gene...
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