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Evolution on an Island: Fossils Show Secret for a Longer Life
April 25, 2012 — Scientists have discovered one of the first fossil-based evidences supporting the evolutionary theory of aging, which predicts that species evolving in low mortality and resource-limited ecosystems ... > full story -
Diversity Aided Mammals’ Survival Over Deep Time
April 23, 2012 — The first study of how mammals in North America adapted to climate change in “deep time” found that families with greater diversity were more stable and maintained larger ranges than less ... > full story -
Leeches Are DNA Bloodhounds in the Jungle
April 23, 2012 — A new and revolutionary, yet simple and cheap, method for tracking mammals in the rainforests of Southeast Asia has been developed. Biologists collect leeches from tropical jungles, which have been ... > full story -
How Ancient Viruses Became Genomic 'Superspreaders'
April 23, 2012 — Scientists have uncovered clues as to how our genomes became riddled with viruses. The study reveals important information about the so–called 'dark matter' of our ... > full storyMore: -
Egg-Laying Beginning of the End for Dinosaurs
April 17, 2012 — Their reproductive strategy spelled the beginning of the end: The fact that dinosaurs laid eggs put them at a considerable disadvantage compared to viviparous mammals. Researchers believe they now ... > full story -
Evolutionary History of What Mammals Eat: Some Groups of Mammals Have Changed Their Feeding Strategies Over Time
April 16, 2012 — The feeding habits of mammals haven't always been what they are today, particularly for omnivores, finds a new study. Some groups of mammals almost exclusively eat meat -- take lions and tigers and ... > full story -
Exotic Manure Is Sure to Lure the Dung Connoisseur
April 11, 2012 — A two-year study involving more than 9,000 dung beetles evaluated their preferences for exotic herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore dung in the Great Plains of North ... > full story -
Oldest-Ever Reptile Embryos Unearthed
April 11, 2012 — Dating back 280 million years or so, the oldest known fossil reptile embryos have been unearthed in Uruguay and Brazil. They belong to the ancient aquatic reptiles, mesosaurs. The study of these ... > full story -
Size Matters: Large Marine Protected Areas Work for Dolphins
March 27, 2012 — Ecologists in New Zealand have shown for the first time that Marine Protected Areas – long advocated as a way of protecting threatened marine mammals – actually work. Their study, based ... > full story -
Increase in Arctic Shipping Is Risk to Marine Mammals
March 16, 2012 — A rapid increase in shipping in the formerly ice-choked waterways of the Arctic poses a significant increase in risk to the region’s marine mammals and the local communities that rely on them ... > full story
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