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Frogs, Salamanders and Climate Change
Increasingly erratic
rainfall patterns can lead
to declines in southeastern
frog and salamander
populations, but protecting
ponds can improve their
plight. ... > full story
Invasive Species: 'Away-Field Advantage' Weaker Than Ecologists Thought
For decades, ecologists have
assumed the worst invasive
species—such as brown
tree snakes and
kudzu—have an
... > full story
Agriculture in China Predates Domesticated Rice: Discovery of Ancient Diet Shatters Conventional Ideas of How Agriculture Emerged
Archaeologists have made a
discovery in southern
subtropical China which
could revolutionize thinking
about how ancient humans
... > full story
Asian Lady Beetles Use Biological Weapons Against Their European Relatives
Once introduced for
biological pest control,
Asian lady beetle
populations have been
increasing uncontrollably.
... > full story
- Frogs, Salamanders and Climate Change
- Invasive Species: 'Away-Field Advantage' Weaker Than Ecologists Thought
- Agriculture in China Predates Domesticated Rice: Discovery of Ancient Diet Shatters Conventional Ideas of How Agriculture Emerged
- Asian Lady Beetles Use Biological Weapons Against Their European Relatives
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Attacking MRSA With Metals from Antibacterial Clays
May 18, 2013 — Medical researchers have come up with a new approach for developing effective, topical antibacterial agents -- one that draws on a naturally occurring substance recognized since antiquity for its ... > full story -
Now We Know Why Old Scizophrenia Medicine Works on Antibiotics-Resistant Bacteria
May 18, 2013 — An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old ... > full story -
Genome Sequence of Tibetan Antelope Sheds New Light on High-Altitude Adaptation
May 17, 2013 — How can the Tibetan antelope live at elevations of 4,000-5,000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau? Investigators now provide evidence of genetic factors that may be associated with the species' adaption ... > full story -
New Era of Fisheries Policy Needed to Secure Nutrition for Millions
May 17, 2013 — A new study argues that for fisheries policies to be effective they must take in to account not just fish stock conservation and environmental issues, but also research data on the patterns and ... > full story -
Climate Change May Have Little Impact on Tropical Lizards: Study Contradicts Predictions of Widespread Extinction
May 17, 2013 — Climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical lizards, contradicting a host of recent studies that predict their widespread extinction in a rapidly warming ... > full story -
Physicist's Tool Has Potential for Brain Mapping
May 16, 2013 — Physicists are developing a new tool that uses low-energy near-infrared light and fiber optics for optogenetic stimulation of cells. He believes it will be a useful tool for mapping physical and ... > full story -
Scientific Insurgents Say 'Journal Impact Factors' Distort Science
May 16, 2013 — An ad hoc coalition of unlikely insurgents -- scientists, journal editors and publishers, scholarly societies, and research funders across many scientific disciplines -- today posted an international ... > full story -
Invasive 'Crazy Ants' Are Displacing Fire Ants in Areas Throughout Southeastern U.S.
May 16, 2013 — Invasive "crazy ants" are displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern United States, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. It's the latest in a history of ant ... > full story -
Fishing for Memories: How Long-Term Memories Are Processed to Guide Behavior
May 16, 2013 — In our interaction with our environment we constantly refer to past experiences stored as memories to guide behavioral decisions. But how memories are formed, stored and then retrieved to assist ... > full story -
Coral Reef Fishes Prove Invaluable in the Study of Evolutionary Ecology
May 16, 2013 — Coral reef fish species have proven invaluable for experimental testing of key concepts in social evolution and already have yielded insights about the ultimate reasons for female reproductive ... > full story
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