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Study offers clues to how plants evolved to cope with cold
Dec 27, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers have found new clues to how plants evolved to withstand wintry weather. In a study to appear in the December 22 issue of the journal Nature, the tea...
Walking the Walk: What Sharks, Honeybees and Humans Have in Common
Dec 27, 2013 (SPX)
A mathematical pattern of movement called a Levy walk describes the foraging behavior of animals from sharks to honey bees, and now for the first time has been ...
Indonesia builds sanctuary to save world's rarest rhino
Dec 24, 2013 (AFP)
On a leaf-covered dirt path overlooking lush paddy fields in western Indonesia, the world's rarest rhino had left a trail of hoofprints in the soft mud and bite...
Evolutionary timetree reveals traits that permit survival in cold climates
Dec 23, 2013 (SPX)
A team of researchers studying plants has assembled the largest dated evolutionary tree, using it to show the order in which flowering plants evolved specific s...
Tanzania fires ministers over anti-poaching abuses: PM
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
Tanzania on Friday fired four key ministers for abuses committed by the security forces during a controversial anti-poaching drive, the Prime Minister said. The...
A roly-poly pika gathers much moss
Dec 20, 2013 (SPX)
In some mountain ranges, Earth's warming climate is driving rabbit relatives known as pikas to higher elevations or wiping them out. But University of Utah biol...
Environmentalists pledge to stop Swedish wolf hunt
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
Swedish environmental groups on Friday vowed to block plans to cull wolves in controversial licensed hunts aimed at keeping their numbers down and potentially c...
Climate change will endanger caribou habitat
Dec 19, 2013 (SPX)
Reindeer, from Northern Europe or Asia, are often thought of as a domesticated animal, one that may pull Santa's sled. Caribou, similar in appearance but living...
Power-hungry Washington's soft spot for wounded wildlife
Dec 19, 2013 (AFP)
Washington is synonymous with power, majestic buildings and ruthless ambition. But it also has a cuddly side, nurturing orphaned baby squirrels and lame turtles...
S.Africa rhino poaching toll approaches 1,000
Dec 19, 2013 (AFP)
South Africa has lost nearly 1,000 rhinos this year in a poaching surge to feed the black-market demand for their horns, the environmental ministry said Thursda...
Environment drives genetics in 'Evolution Canyon'; discovery sheds light on climate change
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
Interplay between genes and the environment has been pondered at least since the phrase "nature versus nurture" was coined in the mid-1800s. But until the arriv...
French customs announce major ivory haul
Dec 16, 2013 (AFP)
French customs said Monday they found 82 kilogrammes (180 pounds) of elephant tusks in the boot of a car as part of a routine inspection, one of the biggest ivo...
Hydrogen-powered invasion
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
The intestine is bustling with billions of intestinal bacteria that aid digestion and keep it healthy. A vast array of microorganisms (microbiota) colonise the ...
The garden microbe with a sense of touch
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
A common soil dwelling bacterium appears to possess a sense of touch, researchers have shown. A study, by Dr James Stratford at The University of Nottingham and...
ASU researchers discover chameleons use colorful language to communicate
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
To protect themselves, some animals rapidly change color when their environments change, but chameleons change colors in unusual ways when they interact with ot...
A new species of horse, over 4 million years old
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
Two teams of researchers, including a scientist from Case Western Reserve University, have announced the discovery of a new species of fossil horse from 4.4 mil...
How Bats Took Over the Night
Dec 13, 2013 (SPX)
Blessed with the power of echolocation - reflected sound - bats rule the night skies. There are more than 1,000 species of these echolocating night creatures, c...
US mulls lifting protected status for grizzly bear
Dec 12, 2013 (AFP)
US wildlife managers on Thursday recommended lifting endangered species protection for grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, which, if approved, could ope...
Bed bugs can survive freezing temperatures, but cold can still kill them
Dec 12, 2013 (SPX)
Exposing bed bug-infested clothing or other small items to freezing temperatures may be a viable control option for people at risk of bed bug infestations. Howe...
Turkestan cockroach displacing oriental cockroach in southwestern US
Dec 12, 2013 (SPX)
The Turkestan cockroach, Blatta lateralis (Walker), has become an important invasive species throughout the southwestern United States and has been reported in ...
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