
Scared of a Younger Rival? Not for Some Male Songbirds
When mature male
white-crowned sparrows duel
to win a mate or a nesting
territory, a young bird just
doesn’t get much
respect. ... > full story

Why Bad Immunity Genes Survive: Study Implicates Arms Race Between Genes and Germs
Biologists have found new
evidence for why mice,
people and other vertebrate
animals carry thousands of
varieties of genes to make
... > full story

Redder Ladybirds More Deadly, Say Scientists
A ladybird's color indicates
how well-fed and how toxic
it is, according to
scientists. This research
directly shows that
differences between animals'
warning signals reveal how
... > full story

A Bug's (Sex) Life: Diving Beetles Offer Unexpected Clues About Sexual Selection
Studies of diving beetles
suggest sperm evolution may
be driven by changes in
female reproductive organs,
challenging the paradigm of
... > full story
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Fossil Cricket Reveals Jurassic Love Song
February 6, 2012 The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists. The song – possibly the most ancient known musical song documented to date ... > full story -
Satellite Tracking Reveals Sea Turtle Feeding Hotspots
February 6, 2012 Satellite tracking of threatened loggerhead sea turtles has revealed two previously unknown feeding "hotspots" in the Gulf of Mexico that are providing important habitat for at least three separate ... > full story -
A Battle of the Vampires, 20 Million Years Ago?
February 3, 2012 They are tiny, ugly, disease-carrying little blood-suckers that most people have never seen or heard of, but a new discovery in a one-of-a-kind fossil shows that "bat flies" have been doing their ... > full story -
New Procedure Repairs Severed Nerves in Minutes, Restoring Limb Use in Days or Weeks
February 3, 2012 Scientists believe a new procedure to repair severed nerves could result in patients recovering in days or weeks, rather than months or years. The team used a cellular mechanism similar to that used ... > full story -
Unraveling a Butterfly's Aerial Antics Could Help Builders of Bug-Size Flying Robots
February 2, 2012 By figuring out how butterflies flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility, researchers hope to help build small airborne robots that can mimic those ... > full story -
'Yellow Biotechnology': Using Plants to Silence Insect Genes in a High-Throughput Manner
February 2, 2012 'Yellow biotechnology' refers to biotechnology with insects -- analogous to the green (plants) and red (animals) biotechnology. Active ingredients or genes in insects are characterized and used for ... > full story -
Treasure Trove of Wildlife Found in Peru Park
February 2, 2012 The Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Peru program recently announced the discovery of 365 species previously undocumented in Bahuaja Sonene National Park in southeastern ... > full story -
Southern Indian Ocean Humpback Whales Found Singing Different Tunes
February 1, 2012 Humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpbacks in the same ocean basin usually all sing very similar ... > full story -
Available Information on the Free Release of Genetically Modified Insects Into the Wild Is Highly Restricted
February 1, 2012 Scientists analyzing the release of genetically modified insects into the environment have found that access to accurate scientific information can be ... > full story -
New Species of Ancient Crocodile Discovered; 'Sheildcroc' Was Ancestor of Today's Species
January 31, 2012 A new species of prehistoric crocodile has been discovered. The extinct creature, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of today's ... > full story
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