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Bats: A Good Immune System Ensures Success in Reproduction
Anyone who is healthy has
more enthusiasm for
reproduction. The same is
true even for bats. Male
bats with a good immune
system are more successful
... > full story
The Rhine Is Five Million Years Older Than First Thought: Age of the River Corrected Based on Fossils
Scientists have examined the
age of the Rhine based on
fossils. They have
discovered that the river is
five million years older
... > full story
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Observations from NASA's
Wide-field Infrared Survey
Explorer (WISE) have led to
the best assessment yet of
our solar system's
population of potentially
... > full story
Listening to Chickens Could Improve Poultry Production
Listening to squawks and
other chicken
"vocalizations" using
digital signal processing
techniques may help farmers
better manage growing
... > full story
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Sumatra Faces Yet Another Risk: Major Volcanic Eruptions
May 16, 2012 — The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in 2004 and 2005. Now a new study ... > full story -
Colorful Butterflies Increase Their Odds of Survival by Sharing Traits
May 16, 2012 — Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to new genetic ... > full storyMore: -
Humanmade Pollutants May Be Driving Earth's Tropical Belt Expansion: May Impact Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation
May 16, 2012 — Black carbon aerosols and tropospheric ozone, both humanmade pollutants emitted predominantly in the Northern Hemisphere's low- to mid-latitudes, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics ... > full story -
Ancient Tree-Ring Records from Southwest U.S. Suggest Today's Megafires Are Truly Unusual
May 16, 2012 — Today's mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests an unprecedented study that examined 1,500 years of ancient tree ring and fire ... > full story -
Common Fungicide Wreaks Havoc on Freshwater Ecosystems
May 16, 2012 — A new study on chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides, shows it was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater ... > full story -
Chocolate and Diamonds: Why Volcanoes Could Be 'a Girl's Best Friend'
May 16, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate manufacturing, which gives important new insights into the dynamics of volcanic ... > full story -
Plant Growth Without Light Control
May 16, 2012 — Plants are dependent on the sun. Sunlight does not only supply them with energy, but also controls their development steps. So-called photoreceptors activate the processes of germination, leaf ... > full story -
Sulfur Finding May Hold Key to Gaia Theory of Earth as Living Organism
May 15, 2012 — Is Earth really a sort of giant living organism as the Gaia hypothesis predicts? A new discovery may provide a key to answering this question. This key of sulfur could allow scientists to unlock ... > full story -
Hidden Lives of Elephant Seals: Record-Setting Dive More Than a Mile Deep
May 15, 2012 — The same researchers who pioneered the use of satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals have compiled one of the largest datasets available for any marine mammal species, revealing ... > full story -
Ancient Sea Reptile With Gammy Jaw Suggests Dinosaurs Got Arthritis Too
May 15, 2012 — Imagine having arthritis in your jaw bones ... if they're over 2 meters long! A new study has found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur, an ancient ... > full story
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