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Fall Calls Bats to Hibernate, Scientists to Study Them
September 28, 2012 — Bats are an important weapon in the battle against insect pests, but a deadly fungal disease is killing more and more of them. They flock to mines and caves in the fall, where scientists study them ... > full story -
Nature's Misfits: Reclassifying Protists Helps Answer How Many Species Remain Undiscovered
September 27, 2012 — Since the Victorian era, categorizing the natural world has challenged scientists. No group has presented a challenge as tricky as the protists, the tiny, complex life forms that are neither plants ... > full story -
Hummingbirds Make Flying Backward Look Easy
September 27, 2012 — Animals that move backwards usually require a lot of energy, so a biologist was surprised when he realized that hummingbirds execute this maneuver routinely. Wondering how hummingbirds perform the ... > full story -
Carnivorous Plant Catapults Prey With Snap-Tentacles: Biologists Describe New Capture Mechanism
September 27, 2012 — Carnivorous plants feature complex mechanisms to survive in habitats poor in nutrients: trapping systems help them to lure, catch, kill, and digest small prey animals (mainly insects) and to take up ... > full story -
Researchers Discover What Vampire Squids Eat: It's Not What You Think
September 26, 2012 — Over the last 100 years, perhaps a dozen scientific papers have been published on the mysterious vampire squid, but no one has been able to figure out exactly what it eats. A new article shows for ... > full story -
Gut Reaction: Morality in Food Choice
September 26, 2012 — Researchers are examining the ethical aspects of food production and consumption. They are helping consumers navigate the maze of moral choices involved in filling their plates and bellies. And they ... > full story -
River Turtle Species in Missouri Still Suffers from Past Harvesting, Study Finds
September 25, 2012 — Researchers studying river turtles in Missouri found populations of the northern map turtle have not recovered from harvesting in the ... > full story -
Diversity, Distribution of Cutthroat Trout in Colorado Clarified
September 24, 2012 — A novel genetic study has helped to clarify the native diversity and distribution of cutthroat trout in Colorado, including the past and present haunts of the federally endangered greenback cutthroat ... > full story -
Scientists Predict Major Shifts in Pacific Ecosystems by 2100
September 24, 2012 — Scientific models suggest that major Pacific ecosystems will move hundreds of miles by 2100 as a result of climate change. The results of this research could help officials manage the potentially ... > full story -
Naked Mole-Rats May Hold Clues to Pain Relief
September 21, 2012 — Naked mole-rats evolved to thrive in an acidic environment that other mammals, including humans, would find intolerable. Researchers report new findings as to how these rodents adapted, which may ... > full story
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