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U.N.: Earth near 'biophysical limits'
Jun 07, 2012 (UPI)
Earth's environmental systems are nearly at "their biophysical limits," portending irreversible and possibly cataclysmic world changes, a U.N. report warns. Env...
Spider invasion spooks Indian village
Jun 04, 2012 (AFP)
Panicked villagers in a remote Indian state complained Monday of an invasion of giant venomous spiders that resemble tarantulas but are unknown to local special...
Stanford scientists document fragile land-sea ecological chain
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
Douglas McCauley and Paul DeSalles did not set out to discover one of the longest ecological interaction chains ever documented. But that's exactly what they an...
Land and sea species differ in climate change response
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
Marine and terrestrial species will likely differ in their responses to climate warming, new research by Simon Fraser University and Australia's University of T...
Lemur Extinctions Highlight Growing Ecological Retreat
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
New research on the long-term impact of species extinctions suggests that the disappearance of one species does not necessarily allow remaining competitor speci...
The absence of elephants and rhinoceroses reduces biodiversity in tropical forests
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
The progressive disappearance of seed-dispersing animals like elephants and rhinoceroses puts the structural integrity and biodiversity of the tropical forest o...
Copy of the genetic makeup travels in a protein suitcase
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
The blueprint of all living beings is stored in their genetic material. In higher organisms this is stored in the well-protected cell nucleus. "Here a kind of c...
Octopuses focus on key features for successful camouflage
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
Octopuses camouflage themselves by matching their body pattern to selected features of nearby objects, rather than trying to match the entire larger field of vi...
Velvet spiders emerge from underground in new cybertaxonomic monograph
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
Velvet spiders include some of the most beautiful arachnids in Europe and some of the world's most cooperative species. Social species can be very abundant in p...
Proteomic analysis of immuno camouflaged surfaces
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
The transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) is a critical component in the treatment of a number of acute and chronic medical problems. Indeed, approximately 75 mi...
Relationship Between Social Status and Wound-Healing in Wild Baboons
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Turns out it's not bad being top dog, or in this case, top baboon. Results of a study by University of Notre Dame biologist Beth Archie and colleagues from Prin...
An introduced bird competitor tips the balance against Hawaiian species
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Biologists Leonard Freed and Rebecca Cann from the University of Hawaii at Manoa have been studying birds at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge for 20 year...
Tobacco plants advertise their defensive readiness to attacking leafhoppers
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Empoasca sp. is not a typical pest of wild tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata). When this plant grows in its natural habitats in North America, however, it is attacke...
Genes may hold the key to a life of success
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Genes play a greater role in forming character traits - such as self-control, decision making or sociability - than was previously thought, new research suggest...
Modern dog breeds genetically disconnected from ancient ancestors
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Cross-breeding of dogs over thousands of years has made it extremely difficult to trace the ancient genetic roots of today's pets, according to a new study led ...
Gourmet butterflies speed north
May 30, 2012 (SPX)
A new study led by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York has shown how a butterfly has changed its diet, and consequently has sped n...
Kenya's El Molo nostalgic for hippo hunting days
May 28, 2012 (AFP)
Lparin Lokuk will never kill a hippo, the event which would have marked his passage into manhood, according to the ancestral traditions of his community in Keny...
Guinea police in massive ivory bust, six arrested
May 25, 2012 (AFP)
Guinea police seized over 800 pieces of ivory, including sculptures and elephant tusks, in the capital Conakry during a raid that led to six arrests, police sai...
We can learn a lot from other species
May 25, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute have confirmed the long-held belief that studying the ge...
China at heart of ivory plunder surge, US Senate told
May 24, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese-backed crime groups are leading a surge in African elephant poaching to meet China's thirst for ivory, and terror groups are elbowing in on the lucrativ...
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