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Helping Wild Horses and Livestock Survive Extreme Weather in Gobi Desert
December 29, 2011 — Winters in the Gobi desert are usually long and very cold but the winter of 2009/2010 was particularly severe, a condition Mongolians refer to as "dzud". Millions of livestock died in Mongolia and ... > full story -
Members of Small Monkey Groups More Likely to Fight for Their Group
December 27, 2011 — Small monkey groups may win territorial disputes against larger groups because some members of larger, invading groups avoid aggressive encounters. Scientists show that individual monkeys that don't ... > full story -
How Diving Marine Mammals Manage Decompression
December 21, 2011 — How do marine mammals, whose very survival depends on regular diving, manage to avoid decompression sickness or "the bends?" Do they, indeed, avoid ... > full story -
An Ecosystem Being Transformed: Yellowstone 15 Years After the Return of Wolves
December 21, 2011 — On the 15th anniversary of the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, a quiet but profound rebirth of life and ecosystem health is emerging, scientists conclude in a new ... > full story -
Ion Channel Makes African Naked Mole-Rat Insensitive to Acid-Induced Pain
December 20, 2011 — Researchers have found out why the African naked mole-rat, one of the world's most unusual mammals, feels no pain when exposed to acid. The animals have an altered ion channel in their pain receptors ... > full story -
Winter Diets? The Secret Is to Chill the Extremities
December 16, 2011 — Large mammals living in temperate climates frequently have difficulty finding food during winter. It is well known that they lower their metabolism at this time but does this represent a mechanism ... > full story -
Close Family Ties Keep Cheaters in Check: Why Almost All Multicellular Organisms Begin Life as a Single Cell
December 15, 2011 — Any multicellular animal poses a special difficulty for the theory of evolution. Most of its cells will die without reproducing, and only a privileged few will pass their genes. Given the incentive ... > full storyMore: -
Pythons and People Take Turns as Predators and Prey
December 14, 2011 — People and giant snakes not only target each other for food -- they also compete for the same prey, according to a new ... > full story -
Complex Sex Life of Goats Could Have Implications for Wildlife Management
December 14, 2011 — A new study of the mating habits of mountain goats reveals the vastly different strategies of males in different populations and could shed light on the unseen impacts of ... > full story -
Starving Orangutans Might Help to Better Understand Obesity and Eating Disorders in Humans
December 13, 2011 — New research examining how endangered Indonesian orangutans – considered a close relative to humans -- survive during times of extreme food scarcity might help scientists better understand ... > full storyMore:
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