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Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
Researchers found that
removing all of the trees
from a section of the forest
had a negative effect on
amphibians during their
later life cycles, but had
... > full story
Venomous Shrew And Lizard: Harmless Digestive Enzyme Evolved Twice Into Dangerous Toxin In Two Unrelated Species
Biologists have shown that
independent but similar
molecular changes turned a
harmless digestive enzyme
into a toxin in two
... > full story
Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies
Researchers are using a
remotely operated vehicle
and satellite-linked data
loggers to learn more about
turtle behavior in
... > full story
Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants
As the nation copes with a
shortage of vaccines for
H1N1 influenza, a team of
Alabama researchers have
raised hopes that they have
found an Achilles' heel for
... > full story
- Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
- Venomous Shrew And Lizard: Harmless Digestive Enzyme Evolved Twice Into Dangerous Toxin In Two Unrelated Species
- Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies
- Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants
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Catching A Killer One Spore At A Time: Monitor The Spread Of A Deadly Frog Disease
October 27, 2009 — A workshop at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has nearly doubled the number of people capable of quatitatively testing for chytridiomycosis, dramatically improving the ability ... > full story -
Do Three Meals A Day Keep Fungi Away? Protective Effect Of Being Warm-blooded
October 18, 2009 — The fact that they eat a lot -- and often -- may explain why most people and other mammals are protected from the majority of fungal pathogens, according to new ... > full story -
Report Documents Risks Of Giant Invasive Snakes In The United States
October 13, 2009 — Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey ... > full story -
Rediscovering The Dragon's Paradise Lost: Komodo Dragons Most Likely Evolved In Australia, Dispersed To Indonesia
October 1, 2009 — The world's largest living lizard species, the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), is vulnerable to extinction and yet little is known about its natural history. New research by a team of ... > full story -
New Species Discovered In The Greater Mekong At Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change
September 28, 2009 — A bird-eating fanged frog, a gecko that looks like it's from another planet, and a bird which would rather walk than fly -- these are among the 163 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region ... > full story -
Frog Fungus Hammering Biodiversity Of Communities
September 23, 2009 — Everyone knows that frogs are in trouble. But a recent analysis of frog surveys done at eight Central American sites shows the situation is worse than thought. Under pressure from an invasive fungus, ... > full story -
Study Of Isolated Snakes Could Help Shed Light On Venom Composition
September 18, 2009 — While developing a more efficient, safer way to extract venom, researchers noticed the venom delivered by an isolated population of Florida cottonmouth snakes may be changing in response to their ... > full story -
Live Birth -- Key To Much Marine Life -- Depends Upon Evolution Of Chromosomal Sex Determination
September 17, 2009 — A new analysis of extinct sea creatures suggests that the transition from egg-laying to live-born young opened up evolutionary pathways that allowed these ancient species to adapt to and thrive in ... > full story -
Why Solitary Reptiles Lay Eggs In Communal Nests
September 7, 2009 — Reptiles are not known to be the most social of creatures. But when it comes to laying eggs, female reptiles can be remarkably communal, often laying their eggs in the nests of other females. New ... > full story -
First Genetic Link Between Reptile And Human Heart Evolution Found
September 3, 2009 — Scientists have traced the evolution of the four-chambered human heart to a common genetic factor linked to the development of hearts in turtles and other reptiles. The research shows how a specific ... > full story
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