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Virus Study May Signal Trouble for Animal Populations Facing Climate Change
January 31, 2013 — A new study suggests that some organisms, such as manatees, polar bears or cheetahs, may be in for a rough time as they try to adapt to climate ... > full story -
Vegetation Changes in Cradle of Humanity: Study Raises Questions About Impact on Human Evolution
January 31, 2013 — What came first: the bipedal human ancestor or the grassland encroaching on the forest? A new analysis of the past 12 million years' of vegetation change in the cradle of humanity is challenging ... > full story -
Disease Not a Factor in Tasmanian Tiger Extinction; Humans to Blame for Demise of Extinct Australian Predator
January 31, 2013 — Humans alone were responsible for the demise of Australia's iconic extinct native predator, the Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine, a new study has ... > full story -
Tapeworm Eggs Discovered in 270-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shark Feces
January 30, 2013 — A cluster of tapeworm eggs discovered in 270-million-year-old fossilized shark feces suggests that intestinal parasites in vertebrates are much older than previously ... > full story -
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Biofuels Blend Right In: Researchers Show Ionic Liquids Effective for Pre-Treating Mixed Blends of Biofuel Feedstocks
January 30, 2013 — Blending different feedstocks and milling the mixture into flour or pellets has significant potential for helping to make biofuels a cost-competitive transportation fuel ... > full story -
Deforestation Triggers Carbon Collapse of Tropical Peatlands
January 30, 2013 — Deforested tropical peatlands are haemorrhaging carbon from deep within their peat soils, with consequences for the release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to new ... > full story -
Fossilized Conduits Suggest Water Flowed Beneath Martian Surface
January 29, 2013 — Networks of narrow ridges found in impact craters on Mars appear to be the fossilized remnants of underground cracks through which water once flowed, according to a new analysis. The study bolsters ... > full story -
Survival of the Prettiest: Sexual Selection Can Be Inferred from the Fossil Record
January 29, 2013 — Detecting sexual selection in the fossil record is not impossible. The term "sexual selection" refers to the evolutionary pressures that relate to a species' ability to repel rivals, meet mates and ... > full story -
Tooth Development and Weaning in Chimpanzees Not as Closely Related as Once Thought
January 28, 2013 — Using a first-of-its-kind method, scientists have used digital photographs to show that, after the eruption of their first molar tooth, many juvenile chimps continue to nurse as much, if not more, ... > full story -
Extinction Rates Not as Bad as Feared ... for Now: Scientists Challenge Common Belief
January 24, 2013 — Concerns that many animals are becoming extinct, before scientists even have time to identify them, are greatly overstated, according to new ... > full story
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