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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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