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Algeria hunters return cautiously after civil war hiatus
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
With rifles slung over their shoulders and accompanied by a pack of hounds, the hunters head into the thicket in pursuit of wild boar, thriving since Algeria's ...
An Ecological Risk Research Agenda for Synthetic Biology
Jun 01, 2014 (SPX)
Environmental scientists and synthetic biologists have for the first time developed a set of key research areas to study the potential ecological impacts of syn...
On the front lines of the war against poaching
May 31, 2014 (AFP)
Apollo Kwilabya has loved the outdoors ever since he was a young boy, hunting small animals with his father in Tanzania's southern highlands. It is also the rea...
Large muskies lured by the moon
May 29, 2014 (SPX)
The lunar cycle may synchronize with feeding activity, luring large muskies to take angler bait, according to results published in the open access journal PLOS ...
Fish more inclined to crash than bees
May 29, 2014 (SPX)
Swimming fish do not appear to use their collision warning system in the same way as flying insects, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden th...
Researchers map the epic evolution of a 'ring species'
May 28, 2014 (SPX)
The Greenish Warbler, long considered an idealized example of a single species that diverged into two as it expanded its range, has a much more checkered family...
Researchers test whether Red Queen hypothesis makes species resilient
May 26, 2014 (SPX)
In Lewis Carroll's 1871 classic novel Through the Looking Glass, the Red Queen tells Alice: "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in...
The early earthworm catches on to full data release
May 26, 2014 (SPX)
To quote the American cartoonist Gary Larson: all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm-but perhaps never in such a visually stunning way as that pr...
Termite genome lays roadmap for 'greener' control measures
May 26, 2014 (SPX)
A team of international researchers has sequenced the genome of the Nevada dampwood termite, providing an inside look into the biology of the social insect and ...
How octopuses don't tie themselves in knots
May 23, 2014 (SPX)
An octopus's arms are covered in hundreds of suckers that will stick to just about anything, with one important exception. Those suckers generally won't grab on...
Collecting biological specimens essential to science and conservation
May 23, 2014 (SPX)
Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the practice have suggested, play a ...
Fairy circles apparently not created by termites after all
May 23, 2014 (SPX)
For several decades scientists have been trying to come up with an explanation for the formation of the enigmatic, vegetation-free circles frequently found in c...
Scientists study biomechanics behind amazing ant strength
May 22, 2014 (SPX)
A recent study into the biomechanics of the necks of ants - a common insect that can amazingly lift objects many times heavier than its own body - might unlock ...
Cause of death established - Chamois had pneumonia
May 20, 2014 (SPX)
In spring 2010, nearly a third of the chamois living in a region of northern Austria suddenly died of unexplained causes. Concerned hunters and foresters sent t...
Caught in the act: Study probes evolution of California insect
May 19, 2014 (SPX)
A first-of-its-kind study this week suggests that the genomes of new species may evolve in a similar, repeatable fashion - even in cases where populations are e...
European bison released into wild Carpathian range
May 18, 2014 (AFP)
Seventeen European bison were released in Romania on Saturday into the wild Carpathian mountain range, one of the largest reintroductions of the endangered mamm...
Scientists reveal new picture in the evolution of flightless birds
May 16, 2014 (SPX)
Because of their far-flung geography and colorful examples including the African ostrich, Australian emu, New Zealand kiwi and long lost giants such as the New ...
All in the Rotation
May 15, 2014 (SPX)
Viruses are the enigma of the biological world - despite having their own DNA and being able to adapt to their environment and evolve, they are not considered t...
Hong Kong begins destroying huge ivory haul
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong on Thursday began destroying nearly 30 tonnes of ivory seized from smugglers in the world's largest such operation, a major step in the fight against ...
Surprising Species Shake-up Discovered
May 15, 2014 (SPX)
The diversity of the world's life forms - from corals to carnivores - is under assault. Decades of scientific studies document the fraying of ecosystems and a g...
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