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Robotic Bug Gets Wings, Sheds Light on Evolution of Flight
October 17, 2011 — When engineers outfitted a six-legged robotic bug with wings in an effort to improve its mobility, they unexpectedly shed some light on the evolution of flight. The wings nearly doubled the running ... > full storyMore: -
Deep-Reef Coral Hates the Light, Prefers the Shade
October 16, 2011 — Bird's nest coral is common throughout the Indo-Pacific and is able to live across a range of depths. New research used genetic and photosynthetic analysis to demonstrate that the genetic differences ... > full story -
A Step Towards New Vaccines for Most Important Chicken Parasite
October 13, 2011 — Researchers have taken the first step in developing a new type of vaccine to protect chickens against coccidiosis, the most important parasite of poultry globally. A vaccine of this type -- based on ... > full story -
Sugar High for Bees
October 12, 2011 — Mathematicians have found that efficient feeding depends on how sugary a flower's nectar is, and whether an animal dips or sucks the nectar out. The researchers found that animals such as bees, which ... > full story -
Super-Tough Seed Coat Keeps Michaux's Sumac on Critically Endangered List
October 11, 2011 — It is one of the rarest shrubs in the southeastern United States, and for scientists trying to save it, the critically endangered Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) is not ... > full story -
Ancient Climate Change Has Left a Strong Imprint on Modern Ecosystems
October 7, 2011 — As Earth’s climate cycles between warm and cool periods, species often must move to stay within suitable conditions. Scientists have now mapped how fast species have had to migrate in the past ... > full story -
Colossal Aggregations of Giant Alien Freshwater Fish as a Potential Biogeochemical Hotspot
October 5, 2011 — Many different types of animals come together to form vast groups -- insect swarms, mammal herds, or bird flocks, for example. Researchers in France added another example to the list: the huge Wels ... > full story -
Across the Atlantic on Flotsam: New Fossil Findings Shed Light on the Origins of the Mysterious Bird Hoatzin
October 4, 2011 — Scientists have examined fossil relatives of the South American Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), which point to African origins for the enigmatic ... > full story -
Child Abuse in Birds: Study Documents 'Cycle of Violence' in Nature
October 3, 2011 — For one species of seabird in the Galapagos, the child abuse "cycle of violence" found in humans plays out in the wild. The new study of Nazca boobies provides the first evidence from the animal ... > full story -
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galápagos: Co-Evolution of Galápagos Mockingbirds and Their Parasites
October 3, 2011 — Along with the famous finches the Galápagos mockingbirds had a great influence on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now, 176 years later, three of the four mockingbird species are among ... > full story
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