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DNA helicity and elasticity explained on the nanoscale
Dec 11, 2013 (SPX)
A simple mechanical model to effectively implement the well-known double-stranded structure and the elasticity of DNA on a nano-meter scale has been developed b...
New genetic research finds shark, human proteins stunningly similar
Dec 11, 2013 (SPX)
Despite widespread fascination with sharks, the world's oldest ocean predators have long been a genetic mystery. The first deep dive into a great white shark's ...
Quality of biodiversity, not just quantity, is key
Dec 11, 2013 (SPX)
For years, scientists have believed that preserving more species, no matter which ones, is a key component to enhancing how well an ecosystem performs. Not so f...
Europe's rarest orchid rediscovered on 'lost world' volcano in the Azores
Dec 11, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers studying speciation of butterfly orchids on the Azores have been startled to discover that the answer to a long-debated question "Do the islands sup...
UEA research gives first in-depth analysis of primate eating habits
Dec 10, 2013 (SPX)
From insect-munching tamarins to leaf-loving howler monkeys, researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have compiled the most thorough review of primat...
UI biology professor finds 'Goldilcks' effect in snail populations
Dec 09, 2013 (SPX)
A University of Iowa researcher has discovered that a "Goldilocks" effect applies to the reproductive output of a tiny New Zealand snail-considered a troublesom...
Researchers find a missing component in effort to create primitive, synthetic cells
Dec 08, 2013 (SPX)
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators working to create "protocells" - primitive synthetic cells consisting of a nucleic acid strand enca...
How bacteria respond so quickly to external changes
Dec 05, 2013 (SPX)
Understanding how bacteria adapt so quickly to changes in their external environment with continued high growth rates is one of the major research challenges in...
A living desert underground
Dec 05, 2013 (SPX)
Hidden underneath the hilly grasslands studded with ocotillos and mesquite trees in southeastern Arizona lies a world shrouded in perpetual darkness: Kartchner ...
Evolution, Civil War history meet in fossil with tragic past
Dec 05, 2013 (SPX)
A fossil leaf fragment collected decades ago on a Virginia canal bank has been identified as one of North America's oldest flowering plants, a 115- to 125-milli...
South Africa's 'CSI': probing rhino poaching
Dec 05, 2013 (AFP)
Investigators comb the crime scene, planting a small red flag in the spot where a bullet shell lies near the latest victim in South Africa's Kruger National Par...
Officials misleading public on 'Lizard King' : opposition
Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)
Opposition lawmakers in Malaysia claimed Wednesday to have proof notorious wildlife trafficker Anson Wong is linked to a company selling pythons and other anima...
Famished Serbian bear goes to Hungary in search of food
Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)
A wild bear spotted by border guards crossing into Hungary from Serbia on Tuesday probably travelled hundreds of kilometres in search of food, an expert said. T...
Researchers revise Darwin's thinking on invasive species
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
For more than a century and a half, researchers interested in invasive species have looked to Charles Darwin and what has come to be called his "naturalization ...
African and Asian states vow to crack down on illegal ivory trade
Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)
African and Asian nations on Tuesday agreed on urgent measures to tackle the illegal ivory trade, from the slaughter of elephants to the trafficking of their va...
Africa risks losing 20 pct of elephants in 10 years
Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)
Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population within a decade, conservation groups warned Monday as governments met in Botswana to discuss measures to...
African elephant survival tops agenda at Botswana talks
Nov 30, 2013 (AFP)
African ministers and experts meet next week in Botswana to chart ways to stamp out a spike in elephant killings fuelled by a growing demand for ivory in Asia. ...
India plans new sanctuary to boost tiger numbers
Nov 28, 2013 (AFP)
India is planning a new tiger sanctuary inside the world's largest mangrove forest after a previously undiscovered group of the endangered beasts was discovered...
Okapi, Flufftail face extinction: IUCN 'Red List'
Nov 26, 2013 (AFP)
The giraffe-like Okapi and the White-winged Flufftail, one of Africa's rarest birds, are on the verge of extinction, conversation body the IUCN warned on Tuesda...
Biodiversity higher in the tropics, but species more likely to arise at higher latitudes
Nov 26, 2013 (SPX)
A new study of 2300 species of mammals and nearly 6700 species of birds from across the globe helps explain why there are so many more species of plants and ani...
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