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Why Do Guppies Jump?
April 25, 2013 — Pet guppies often jump out of their tanks. One such accident inspired a new study which reveals how guppies are able to jump so far, and suggests why they do ... > full story -
Field Reports Indicate Slaughter of Elephants
April 25, 2013 — Biologists have received alarming reports from field operations that elephants are being slaughtered in the violence-ridden Central African Republic ... > full story -
Museum Find Proves Exotic ‘big Cat’ Prowled British Countryside a Century Ago
April 24, 2013 — The rediscovery of a mystery animal in a museum’s underground storeroom proves that a non-native ‘big cat’ prowled the British countryside at the turn of the last century. The ... > full story -
Biogeographic Barrier That Protects Australia from Avian Flu Does Not Stop Nipah Virus
April 24, 2013 — An invisible barrier separates land animals in Australia from those in south-east Asia may also restrict the spillover of animal-borne diseases like avian flu, but researchers have found that fruit ... > full story -
Humans Passing Drug Resistance to Wildlife in Protected Areas in Africa
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that humans are passing antibiotic resistance to wildlife, especially in protected areas where numbers of humans are limited. In the case of banded mongoose in a Botswana ... > full story -
Important Fertility Mechanism Discovered
April 24, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that controls egg cell fertility and that might have future therapeutic potential. They found that the blood protein fetuin-B plays an important and ... > full story -
Whether Human or Hyena, There' S Safety in Numbers
April 23, 2013 — Humans, when alone, see threats as closer than they actually are. But mix in people from a close group, and that misperception ... > full story -
Counting on Black Crows to Help Us Adapt to Stressful Situations
April 23, 2013 — It’s hard not to catch sight of at least one black crow in the pursuit of our daily lives. For most of us, however, that is where the interaction ends. For one professor that single sighting is ... > full story -
Roe Deer More Likely to Be Run Over at Nightfall on a Sunday in April
April 23, 2013 — Car accidents involving animals are a serious and growing problem in Europe. They pose a risk for human life and may result in mortal victims, damage to vehicles and the loss of wildlife. ... > full story -
Scientists Cage Dead Zebras in Africa to Understand the Spread of Anthrax
April 22, 2013 — Scavengers might not play as key a role in spreading anthrax through wildlife populations as previously assumed, according to findings from a small study conducted in Etosha National Park in northern ... > full story
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