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'V-Frog' Virtual-Reality Frog Dissection Software Offers First True Physical Simulation
February 11, 2008 — V-Frog, the world's first virtual-reality-based frog dissection software designed for biology education -- allowing not mere observation, but physically simulated dissection -- has been developed. ... > full story -
Science, Not Romance, Controls Mating At Smithsonian's National Zoo
February 8, 2008 — This Valentine's Day, Cupid won't be making a stop at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Unlike the spontaneous attraction that most humans equate with love and romance, mating and dating at the ... > full story -
Madagascar's Tortoises Are Crawling Toward Extinction, Groups Say
February 7, 2008 — Madagascar's turtles and tortoises, which rank among the most endangered reptiles on earth, will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction unless major conservation measure are enacted, according ... > full story -
Ecosystem Engineers: Elephant Eating Habits Influence Lizard Habitat Choices
January 28, 2008 — An examination of the connections between elephants and lizards appears this month in the journal Ecology, where a researcher reports that the elephants' eating habits have a strong influence on the ... > full story -
Saving Endangered Sea Turtles
January 24, 2008 — Two leading environmental organizations, Earthwatch Institute and Ocean Conservancy, have partnered on the SEE Turtles project to promote conservation of the world's endangered sea turtle ... > full story -
EDGE Amphibians: World's Weirdest Creatures Just Got Weirder
January 24, 2008 — A gigantic, ancient relative of the newt, a drawing-pin sized frog, a limbless, tentacled amphibian and a blind see-through salamander have all made it onto a list of the world's weirdest and most ... > full story -
Scientists Look At Those In Evolutionary Race Who Don't Make It 'Out Of The Gate'
January 22, 2008 — In the race of evolution, scientists until now have only looked at winners and losers. Now, they've come up with a way to look at the contenders who never made it out of the gate. It's the organisms ... > full story -
Jacky Dragons Are Born When The Temperature Is Right For Their Sex
January 22, 2008 — Research shows the male and female jacky dragons were born when the temperature was best for their sex. The study's findings may have grave consequences for the species if temperatures increase in ... > full story -
Amphibian Skin Agent May Battle Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria
January 22, 2008 — Researchers found that a naturally occurring agent in frog skin may inhibit multi-drug resistant bacterial strains associated with hospital-acquired infections. Resistance to current antibiotic ... > full story -
Does Biology Matter When Predicting How Animals Will Respond To Climate Change?
January 4, 2008 — Most predictions of how animals will move in changing climates rely on statistically relating an animal's current location to environmental conditions. This approach ignores potentially important ... > full story
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