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Family Feuds: Why Close Relatives Keep Their Distance In The Animal Kingdom
May 27, 2008 — Mammals cannot share their habitat with closely related species because the need for the same kind of food and shelter would lead them to compete to the death, according to new ... > full story -
Ponderosa Pine Forests Need Thinning Or Controlled Burns To Keep Old-Growth Characteristics
May 16, 2008 — Preliminary findings in one of the first landscape-scale experiments on how forest management affects western Ponderosa pine ecosystems have been completed. The results suggests that in the absence ... > full story -
Biologists Names New Spider After Neil Young
May 8, 2008 — A biologist has brought his admiration of Neil Young to a whole new class. Or species, to be exact. A professor of biology has named a newly discovered trapdoor spider, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, ... > full story -
Female Jumping Spiders Find Ultraviolet B Rays 'Sexy'
May 1, 2008 — Scientists have found the first evidence of an animal using ultraviolet B (UVB) rays to communicate with other members of its species. In a series of mate choice experiments with the Chinese jumping ... > full story -
Mercury In River Moves Into Terrestrial Food Chain Through Spiders Fed To Baby Birds
April 17, 2008 — Songbirds feeding near the contaminated South River are showing high levels of mercury, even though they aren't eating food from the river itself, according to a new article in Science. Mercury is ... > full story -
Lingering Bacteria Don't Indicate Chronic Lyme Disease
April 1, 2008 — The bacteria that cause Lyme disease can linger in mouse tissues long after a full round of antibiotic treatment is completed. The scientists caution that the discovery does not suggest the presence ... > full story -
Living Upside-Down Shapes Spiders For Energy Saving
March 25, 2008 — Consider the possible effects of the peculiar lifestyle of numerous spider species, which live, feed, breed and "walk" in an upside-down hanging position. According to new research, such ... > full story -
Unlocking The Psychology Of Snake And Spider Phobias
March 20, 2008 — Researchers have unlocked new evidence that could help them get to the bottom of our most common phobias and their causes. Hundreds of thousands of people count snakes and spiders among their fears, ... > full story -
Lyme Disease Can Be Prevented With New Shot, Study Suggests
March 19, 2008 — Lyme disease is the blight of countryside users but it may be prevented with a single injection, according to research in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. Researchers found that a new formulation ... > full story -
Bacteria Can Be Made To Spin Spider Silk Through Understanding Of Big Molecules
February 21, 2008 — Biological and medical research is on the threshold of a new era based on better understanding of how large organic molecules bind together and recognize each other. There is great potential for ... > full story
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