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Where's Waldo? A New Alien-Like Species Discovered Off California
July 16, 2013 — After nearly 25 years of searching, three scientists have finally found Waldo. No, not the loveable bespectacled character in children's picture books, but rather an unusual clam discovered off the ... > full story -
Novel Study Using New Technologies Outlines Importance of California Condor Social Groups
July 16, 2013 — The intricate social hierarchy of the California condor, an endangered species, is something that could not be studied until recently due to the severe reduction of this population in the wild. The ... > full story -
Big Crab Claws for Bling or Bang?
July 16, 2013 — Male fiddler crabs tread an evolutionary fine line between growing an enlarged claw better for signalling to females or one better for fighting. Long light claws are better for attracting females, ... > full story -
Discovery of a Strange New Snow Scorpionfly Species in Alaska Helped by Facebook
July 11, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a strange new insect on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. It belongs to an enigmatic group that might help scientists understand the evolutionary origin of the ... > full story -
A Malaysian Beauty: Newly Described Endemic Herb Species Under Threat of Extinction
July 10, 2013 — A new species of rare and beautiful plant has been described from the biodiversity rich Peninsular Malaysia. Ridleyandra chuana is endemic to the region and only known from two small montane forest ... > full story -
Evolution Too Slow to Keep Up With Climate Change
July 9, 2013 — Many vertebrate species would have to evolve about 10,000 times faster than they have in the past to adapt to the rapid climate change expected in the next 100 years, a new study has ... > full story -
Tiny New Catfish Species Found in Rio Paraíba Do Sul Basin, Brazil
July 9, 2013 — A new diminutive species of catfish was found in Rio Paraíba do Sul basin in Brazil. The genus to which the new Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis belongs represents a group of species endemic to ... > full story -
Biologists Name Newly Discovered Threadworm After Physicist Max Planck
July 9, 2013 — Biologists have named a newly discovered nematode after a German Nobel laureate. Pristionchus maxplancki is thus the first species to carry the name of the scientist, who died in 1947. The discovery ... > full story -
Bird Vaccine for West Nile Virus
July 9, 2013 — Researchers have developed a vaccine to halt the spread of West Nile Virus among common and endangered bird ... > full story -
Solitary Lemurs Avoid Danger With a Little Help from the Neighbors
July 5, 2013 — An endangered species of Madagascan lemur uses the alarm calls of birds and other lemurs to warn it of the presence of predators, a new study has found. This is the first time this phenomenon has ... > full story
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