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Personality Predicts Social Learning in Wild Monkeys: Bold or Anxious Baboons Learn to Solve Tasks from Other Baboons
Mar. 11, 2014 — Baboons learn from other baboons about new food sources -- but only if they are bold or anxious. The results suggest that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something ... full story -
Timid Jumping Spider Uses Ant as Bodyguard
Mar. 11, 2014 — Ants are the unlikely guardians of jumping spiders in their battle against aggressive spitting spiders. A timid jumping spider uses the scent of ants as a secret weapon to save itself from becoming ... full story -
Light Pollution Impairs Rainforest Regeneration: Seed-Dispersing Bats Avoid Feeding in Light Polluted Areas
Mar. 10, 2014 — Increasing light pollution in tropical habitats could be hampering regeneration of rainforests because of its impact on nocturnal seed-dispersers. These new findings show that seed-dispersing bats ... full story -
Impersonating Poisonous Prey: Evolution of Interspecific Communication
Mar. 10, 2014 — Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery -- especially in the predator/prey/poison cycle. In nature, bright colors are basically neon signs that scream, 'Don't eat me!' But how ... full story -
In Grasslands Remade by Humans, Animals May Protect Biodiversity: Grazers Let in the Light, Rescue Imperiled Plants
Mar. 9, 2014 — A study of grasslands on six continents suggests a way to counteract the human-made overdose of fertilizer that threatens the biodiversity of the world's prairies. The solution originates in ... full story -
Deer Proliferation Disrupts a Forest's Natural Growth
Mar. 8, 2014 — Researchers have discovered that a burgeoning deer population forever alters the progression of a forest's natural future by creating environmental havoc in the soil and disrupting the ... full story -
Teen Elephant Mothers Die Younger but Have Bigger Families
Mar. 7, 2014 — Asian elephants that give birth as teenagers die younger than older mothers but raise bigger families during their lifetime, according to new ... full story -
Deer Feeding Puts Birds at Risk, Research Shows
Mar. 6, 2014 — By comparing the fate of artificial nests close and far away from supplementary feeding sites located in the forest for ungulates, such as deer and wild boar, researchers found that those nests in ... full story -
Birds of All Feathers and Global Flu Diversity
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds by reviewing more than 50 published studies and genetic data, providing new insight into the drivers of viral diversity ... full story -
Elephant Age Estimated from Voice: A Powerful Conservation Tool?
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have been able to estimate the age of an elephant based on its vocal sounds. Results showed that they could distinguish infants, calves, juveniles, and adults with 70 percent accuracy and ... full story -
New Insights Into Ancient Pacific Settlers' Diet: Diet Based on Foraging, Not Horticulture
Mar. 5, 2014 — Researchers studying 3,000-year-old skeletons from the oldest known cemetery in the Pacific Islands are casting new light on the diet and lives of the enigmatic Lapita people, the likely ancestors of ... full story -
New Dinosaur Found in Portugal, Largest Terrestrial Predator from Europe
Mar. 5, 2014 — A new dinosaur species found in Portugal may be the largest land predator discovered in Europe, as well as one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic. T. gurneyi had blade-shaped ... full story -
The Eurasian Lynx as a Key to the Conservation and Future Viability of the Endangered Iberian Lynx
Mar. 5, 2014 — Understanding the mechanisms which control reproduction in lynx is essential for their continued viability and effective conservation. Scientists discovered that the Corpus luteum of the Eurasian ... full story -
Livestock Can Produce Food That Is Better for People, Planet
Mar. 5, 2014 — Eight strategies to cut the environmental and economic costs of keeping livestock, such as cows, goats and sheep, while boosting the quantity and quality of the food produced have been outlined by an ... full story -
What Bat Brains Might Tell Us About Human Brains
Mar. 4, 2014 — Could a new finding in bats help unlock a mystery about the human brain? Likely so, say researchers who have shown that a small region within the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brains of ... full story -
Prequel Outshines the Original: Exceptional Fossils of 160-Million-Year-Old Doahugou Biota
Mar. 4, 2014 — A new article shows that several Jurassic sites are linked together by shared species and can be recognized as representing a single fossil fauna and flora, containing superbly preserved specimens of ... full story -
Rats, Frosting Helping Find Genetic Causes of Binge-Eating
Mar. 4, 2014 — Two strains of rats, cans of vanilla frosting and a theory have brought science a step closer to finding the genetic causes of binge eating and eventually a treatment. Females are primarily effected ... full story -
Horses Set to Gain Health Benefits from Stem Cell Advance
Mar. 4, 2014 — Horses suffering from neurological conditions similar to those that affect humans could be helped by a breakthrough from stem cell scientists. Vets around the world are already using stem cell ... full story -
What Makes Flying Snakes Such Gifted Gliders?
Mar. 4, 2014 — They slither, they hiss, they… fly? Don’t let their wingless bodies fool you —- some snakes can glide as far as 100 feet through the air, jumping off tree branches and rotating their ribs to ... full story -
Large Mammals Were the Architects in Prehistoric Ecosystems
Mar. 3, 2014 — Elephants, rhinoceroses and aurochs once roamed around freely in the forests of Europe, while hippopotamuses lived in rivers such as the Thames and the Rhine. New research shows how we can use ... full story -
Yosemite Bears and Human Food: Study Reveals Changing Diets Over Past Century
Mar. 3, 2014 — Black bears in Yosemite National Park and elsewhere are notorious for seeking out human food, even breaking into cars and cabins for it. A new study reveals just how much human food has contributed ... full story
- Personality predicts social learning in wild monkeys: Bold or anxious baboons learn to solve tasks from other baboons
- Timid jumping spider uses ant as bodyguard
- Light pollution impairs rainforest regeneration: Seed-dispersing bats avoid feeding in light polluted areas
- Impersonating poisonous prey: Evolution of interspecific communication
- Deer feeding puts birds at risk, research shows
- Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
- Elephant age estimated from voice: A powerful conservation tool?
- New insights into ancient Pacific settlers' diet: Diet based on foraging, not horticulture
- New dinosaur found in Portugal, largest terrestrial predator from Europe
- The Eurasian lynx as a key to the conservation and future viability of the endangered Iberian lynx
- Livestock can produce food that is better for people, planet
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160-million-year-old doahugou biota
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- Horses set to gain health benefits from stem cell advance
- What makes flying snakes such gifted gliders?
- Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
- Yosemite bears and human food: Study reveals changing diets over past century
- Color of passion: Orange underbellies of female lizards signal fertility
- Bison ready for new pastures? Protocol used to demonstrate brucellosis-free bison from infected herds
- Nasty parasitic worm, common in wildlife, now infecting U.S. cats
- 'Shark's eye' view: Witnessing the life of a top predator
- Livestock beating pandas to the bamboo buffet
- Bisphenol A (BPA) at very low levels can adversely affect developing organs in primates
- Famed Milwaukee County Zoo orangutan's death caused by strange infection
- Road map, dictionary for arthropod brain developed by neuroscientists
- Digital ears in the rainforest: Estimating dynamics of animal populations by using sound recordings and computing
- Spotted seal study reveals sensitive hearing in air and water
- Research maze puts images on floor, where rodents look
- Whales, ships more common through Bering Strait
- Climate change causes high but predictable extinction risks
- Mass strandings of marine mammals blamed on toxic algae: Clues unearthed in ancient whale graveyard
- Study of jaw mechanics sheds new light on early tetrapod feeding habits
- Tiger lily heights controlled with flurprimidol preplant bulb soaks
- Ceausescu's flying bears: Molecular genetics provides evidence for an unusual dispersal mode in European brown bears
- First discovery of dinosaur fossils in Malaysia
- Species conservation poised to benefit from DNA advances
- Genetic link between feeding behavior and animal dispersal
- Warm weather in Texas means watch out for snakes, says expert
- Almost 200 new species of parasitoid wasps named after local parataxonomists in Costa Rica
- Fruit-loving lemurs score higher on spatial memory tests
- Newly discovered marsupial the victim of fatal attraction: Due to stress hormone, males die before young are born
- The parasite that escaped out of Africa: Tracing origins of malaria parasite
- Legal harvest of marine turtles tops 42,000 each year
- Extreme weather caused by climate change decides distribution of insects, study shows
- Gene therapy a promising tool for cardiac regeneration
- Study in fruitflies strengthens connection among protein misfolding, sleep loss, and age
- Human and dog brains both have dedicated 'voice areas'
- Peru's Manu National Park sets new biodiversity record
- Ants build raft to escape flood, protect queen
- Seal evolution: Sexual dimorphism in pinnipeds arose around 27 million years ago as climate changed
- Zoonotic feline tularemia prevented by finding influential geospatial factors
- Endangered black-footed ferret and its plague-impacted prey need new conservation approaches
- Cheaper, more efficient method for detecting leishmaniosis developed
- Frequent flyers, bottle gourds crossed the ocean many times
- What cooperation and conflict in an insect's society can teach us about social acceptance
- Wings, tails, fins: Study looks at how animals propel themselves
- Bats inspire 'micro air vehicle' designs: Small flying vehicles, complete with flapping wings, may now be designed
- Habitat of early apes: Evidence of the environment inhabited by Proconsul
- Asian elephants reassure others in distress: First empirical evidence of consolation in elephants
- Theory on origin of animals challenged: Some animals need extremely little oxygen
- How evolution shapes the geometries of life
- Metabolism gives boost to understanding plant, animal nutrient evolution
- Crab nebula of life: Extensive crab sequence dataset constructed
- Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change
- Arctic marine mammals are ecosystem sentinels
- Cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga deemed infectious
- Crazy ants dominate fire ants by neutralizing their venom
- Energy harvesting takes wing in merger of engineering and biology
- Why did the orangutan come down from the trees?
- Whales viewed from space: Satellite technology can be used to count whales
- Debilitating effects of disease on toy dog breeds uncovered
- Relocating 'nuisance' animals often unhealthy for wildlife
- Cities support more native biodiversity than previously thought
- Test for persistent Lyme infection using live ticks shown safe in clinical study
- Revision to rules for color in dinosaurs suggests connection between color and physiology
- Genome of clonal raider ant provides promising model to study social evolution and behavior
- Link between zebra mussels, risk of algae blooms
- From surf to turf: Archaeologists and chemists trace ancient British diets
- Genetic find might lead to cattle that are more resistant to TB
- Lost and found: New beetle collected by Darwin 180 years ago published on his birthday
- Poaching threatens savannah ecosystems
- Tibetan mastiffs equally adapted to high altitudes of Tibet
- Macro-portrait of future bird and wetland scenarios under climate change
- Blinded by speed, tiger beetles use antennae to 'see' while running
- Urban bees using plastic to build hives
- Fossils abound: 'Epic' new Burgess Shale site in Canada's Kootenay National Park
- Smaller meals more times per day may curb obesity in cats
- How do polar bears stay warm? Research finds an answer in their genes
- Clinical pharmacologist researching chronic lead intoxication in goats
- Wasps use ancient aggression genes to create social groups
- Threatened eels disappear in the deep ocean on their way to the Sargasso Sea
- New maps reveal locations of species at risk as climate changes
- Coffee growing: More biodiversity, better harvest
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