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Why Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious Than Jordanian Ones
Rodent, reptile and ant lion
species behave differently
on either side of the
Israel-Jordan border.
Researchers found that
Israeli gerbils are more
... > full story
On the Origin of Nematodes: Phylogenetic Tree of World's Most Numerous Group of Animals
Scientists have published
the largest nematode
phylogenetic tree up until
now. It contains over 1,200
species and is entirely
... > full story
Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand's History
The evolutionary history of
New Zealand's many extinct
flightless moa has been
re-written in the first
comprehensive study of more
than 260 sub-fossil
specimens to combine all
... > full story
Evolution of Highly Toxic Box Jellyfish Unraveled
With thousands of stinging
cells that can emit deadly
venom from tentacles that
can reach ten feet in
length, the 50 or so species
of box jellyfish have long
... > full story
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The Benefits of Stress ... in Plants
November 19, 2009 — Certain wild flax plants growing in poor soils have succeeded in balancing the stress in their lives -- these plants are less likely to experience infection from a fungal pathogen. The new study ... > full story -
Is 80-Year-Old Mistake Leading to First Species to Be Fished to Extinction?
November 19, 2009 — A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ... > full story -
The Evolution of Bat Migration
November 18, 2009 — Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers have studied the migratory behavior of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called ... > full story -
Using Darwin in Helping to Define the Biological Essentiality of Silicon and Aluminium
November 17, 2009 — In this year, 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’ a UK scientist has used Darwin’s seminal ... > full story -
Link Between Climate Change and Cattle Nutritional Stress Examined
November 16, 2009 — A group of researchers has found that any future increases in precipitation would be unlikely to compensate for the declines in forage quality that accompany projected temperature ... > full story -
New Climate Treaty Could Put Species at Risk, Scientists Argue
November 16, 2009 — Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk ... > full story -
Potential Ecological Costs and Co-Benefits of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)
November 16, 2009 — A new paper examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such analysis ... > full story -
Penguins and Sea Lions Help Produce New Atlas
November 16, 2009 — Recording hundreds of thousands of individual uplinks from satellite transmitters fitted on penguins, albatrosses, sea lions, and other marine animals, the Wildlife Conservation Society and BirdLife ... > full story -
Africa's Rarest Monkey Had an Intriguing Sexual Past, DNA Study Confirms
November 14, 2009 — The most extensive DNA study to-date of Africa's rarest monkey reveals that the species had an intriguing sexual past. Of the last two remaining populations of the recently discovered kipunji, one ... > full story -
In The War Between The Sexes, The One With The Closest Fungal Relationship Wins
November 12, 2009 — The war between the sexes has been fought on many fronts throughout time -- from humans to birds to insects, the animal kingdom is replete with species involved in their own skirmishes. A recent ... > full story
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