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New Cave-Dwelling Reef Coral Discovered in the Indo-Pacific
October 11, 2012 — A new species of reef coral is discovered, which lives on the ceilings of dark caves. Its closest relatives are larger, have symbiotic algae in their soft tissue and need sunlight to grow. The new ... > full story -
Fall Calls Bats to Hibernate, Scientists to Study Them
September 28, 2012 — Bats are an important weapon in the battle against insect pests, but a deadly fungal disease is killing more and more of them. They flock to mines and caves in the fall, where scientists study them ... > full story -
Sandia Experts Help When Sinkhole Opens Up in Louisiana
September 27, 2012 — The U.S. Geological Survey turned to Sandia National Laboratories for help when the earth opened up last month near Bayou Corne, ... > full story -
Shrinking Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Ringed Seal Habitat
September 17, 2012 — University of Washington scientists found that the habitat required for ringed seals -- animals under consideration for the threatened species list -- to rear their young will drastically shrink this ... > full story -
Israeli Cave Explorers Return from Record-Breaking Expedition in Abkhazia of ‘Everest of the Caves’
September 3, 2012 — Cavers have just returned from exploring the deepest cave in the world. The cave, known as Krubera-Voronya, is considered the “Everest of the caves” and is in Abkhazia in the south of ... > full story -
Eyeless Australian Fish Have Closest Relatives in Madagascar
August 29, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that two groups of blind cave fishes on opposite sides of the Indian Ocean are each other's closest relatives. Through comprehensive DNA analysis, the researchers ... > full story -
Spider Version of Bigfoot Emerges from Caves in the Pacific Northwest
August 17, 2012 — The forests of the coastal regions from California to British Columbia are renowned for their unique and ancient animals and plants, such as coast redwoods, tailed frogs, mountain beavers and the ... > full story -
The Difference Between a Mole and Shrew Is in Their SOX
August 9, 2012 — The family of small insectivores, Talpidae, includes the moles, shrew moles, and aquatic desmans. New research has found that the enlargement of moles' digging front paws, compared to their feet, is ... > full story -
And Then There Was Light! Discovery of the World's First Eyeless Huntsman Spider
August 9, 2012 — A scientist has discovered the first eyeless huntsman spider in the world. With a leg span of only six centimetres and a body size of around twelve millimetres, the spider Sinopoda scurion is ... > full story -
Social Bats Pay a Price With New Fungal Disease: Study Determines Which Bats Are Headed for Extinction
July 3, 2012 — The impact on bat populations of a deadly fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome may depend on how gregarious the bats are during hibernation. Species that hibernate in dense clusters even as ... > full storyMore:
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