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Caught In The Act: Butterfly Mate Preference Shows How One Species Can Become Two
Breaking up may not be hard
to do, say scientists who've
found a population of
tropical butterflies that
may be splitting into two
... > full story
Are US And European Plovers Really Birds Of A Feather?
The Kentish-Snowy Plover, a
small shorebird found in the
US and Europe, is
'suffering' from an identity
crisis after scientists
found genetic evidence that
... > full story
Newly Discovered Ankylosaur Dinosaur Is 'Biological Version Of An Army Tank'
Paleontologists have
discovered a new species of
dinosaur that lived 112
million years ago during the
early Cretaceous of central
... > full story
Largest Bat In Europe Inhabited Northeastern Spain More Than 10,000 Years Ago
Spanish researchers have
confirmed that the largest
bat in Europe, Nyctalus
lasiopterus, was present in
north-eastern Spain during
... > full story
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Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?
October 30, 2009 — Why do so many animal species -- including fish, birds and insects -- display such rich diversity in coloration and other traits? New research offers an ... > full story -
Junk DNA Mechanism That Prevents Two Species From Reproducing Discovered
October 27, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species ... > full story -
Color Differences Within And Between Species Have Common Genetic Origin
October 25, 2009 — Spend a little time people-watching at the beach and you're bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people's body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, ... > full story -
Hybrids Of Invasive Australian Plant Species Casuarina Found Growing Widely In Florida
October 23, 2009 — Hybrids of the invasive Australian plant species Casuarina exist in Florida, scientists have found. These fast-growing, pine-like trees were historically planted widely as ornamentals and along ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Largest Orb-weaving Spider
October 21, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a new, giant Nephila species (golden orb weaver spider) from Africa and Madagascar. They also reconstructed size evolution in the family Nephilidae to show that this new ... > full story -
Long Feared Extinct, Rare Bird Rediscovered
October 13, 2009 — Known to science only by two century-old specimens, a critically endangered crow has re-emerged on a remote, mountainous Indonesian island, thanks in part to a American ornithologist. The Banggai ... > full story -
No Place Like Home: Africa's Big Cats Show Postcode Preference
October 11, 2009 — The secret lives of some of Africa's iconic carnivores, including big cats, are revealed in a new study. The results shed light on how different habitats are used by some of Tanzania's most elusive ... > full story -
Bug Splatter On Your Car's Windshield Is A Treasure Trove Of Genomic Biodiversity
October 10, 2009 — If you have ever taken a long road trip, the windshield of your car will inevitably be splattered with bugs by the time you arrive at your destination. Could the DNA left behind be used to estimate ... > full story -
Loyal Alligators Display Mating Habits Of Birds
October 8, 2009 — Alligators display the same loyalty to their mating partners as birds. The ten-year-study reveals that up to 70% of females chose to remain with their partner, often for many ... > full story -
Boll Weevils: No Mistaking This Bug With New Insect ID Technique
October 5, 2009 — Misidentifying boll weevils caught in pheromone traps could be easier to avoid, thanks to a new DNA fingerprinting ... > full story
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