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Frog-in-Bucket-of-Milk Folklore Leads to Potential New Antibiotics
December 12, 2012 — Following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour -- by putting a frog in the bucket of milk -- scientists have identified a wealth of new antibiotic substances in the skin of ... > full story -
Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Also Wiped out the 'Obamadon'
December 10, 2012 — The asteroid collision widely thought to have killed the dinosaurs also led to extreme devastation among snake and lizard species, according to new research -- including the extinction of a newly ... > full story -
From Clawed Spiders to Deep-Sea Sharks: 137 New Species Described by California Academy of Sciences in 2012
December 7, 2012 — In 2012, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 137 new relatives to our family tree, enriching our understanding of the complex web of life on Earth and strengthening our ability to ... > full story -
Rapid Test to Save Lives of Snakebite Victims
December 4, 2012 — A new test to detect snake venom won the first place on the winner's podium at this year's Göttingen Innovation Competition. The rapid test, developed by scientists from the biotechnology ... > full story -
Travels in Northeastern Brazil: Unfolding the Reptile Fauna of Lençóis Maranhenses
November 29, 2012 — Lençóis Maranhenses National Park contains a dune field measuring about 120,000 hectares in the Amazonian transition with Cerrado and Caatinga. In this peculiar Brazilian ecosystem, ... > full story -
A Rather Thin and Long New Snake Crawls out of One of Earth's Biodiversity Hotspots
November 27, 2012 — A team of Ecuadorian and American scientists have discovered a new species, belonging to a neotropical group of remarkably long arboreal (tree-dwelling) snakes: the blunt-headed vine snakes, from the ... > full story -
Orsini's Viper: Alternates Between Reproducing and Growing, Year-by-Year
November 27, 2012 — Orsini’s viper, a rare and protected species at risk of extinction in France, has an original reproductive strategy. In alternate years, it switches between reproductive and non-reproductive ... > full story -
Rapid Changes in Climate Don't Slow Some Lizards
November 26, 2012 — One tropical lizard's tolerance to cold is stiffer than scientists had suspected. A new study shows that the Puerto Rican lizard Anolis cristatellus has adapted to the cooler winters of Miami. The ... > full story -
Vision Stimulates Courtship Calls in the Grey Tree Frog
November 19, 2012 — Male tree frogs like to 'see what they're getting' when they select females for mating, according to a new study. This research is among the first to test the importance of vision on male mating ... > full story -
Fossils and Genes Brought Together to Piece Together Evolutionary History
November 7, 2012 — Scientists have reviewed recent studies that have used modern genetic techniques to shed light on fossils, and vice ... > full story
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