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Reproductive Workings of a Harvester Ant Dynasty
February 12, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have measured how successfully a queen ant establishes new colonies. The work revealed that the queen was still reproducing several decades after ... > full story -
Picky Eater Fish Clean Up Seaweeds from Coral Reefs
February 12, 2013 — Using underwater video cameras to record fish feeding on South Pacific coral reefs, scientists have found that herbivorous fish can be picky eaters – a trait that could spell trouble for ... > full story -
Climate Change Affects the Flight Period of Butterflies in Massachusetts
February 12, 2013 — Biologists have found that butterflies show signs of being affected by climate change in a way similar to plants and bees, but not birds, in the Northeast United States. The researchers focused on ... > full story -
World's Oldest-Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick
February 4, 2013 — A Laysan albatross known as "Wisdom" -- believed to be at least 62 years old -- has hatched a chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the sixth consecutive ... > full story -
Problem-Solving Training Helps Mothers Cope With Child's Cancer Diagnosis
February 12, 2013 — A multi-site clinical trial of BRIGHT Ideas problem-solving training shows durable benefits in mothers of children diagnosed with ... > full story -
Southwest Regional Warming Likely Cause of Pinyon Pine Cone Decline
February 12, 2013 — Creeping climate change in the Southwest appears to be having a negative effect on pinyon pine reproduction, a finding with implications for wildlife species sharing the same woodland ecosystems, ... > full story -
'Get Off My Lawn:' Song Sparrows Escalate Territorial Threats
February 12, 2013 — Territorial song sparrows use increasingly threatening signals to ward off trespassing rivals. First an early warning that matches the intruder's song, then wing waving -- a bird's version of ... > full story -
Modern Growing Methods May Be Culprit of 'Coffee Rust' Fungal Outbreak
February 12, 2013 — A shift away from traditional coffee-growing techniques may be increasing the severity of an outbreak of 'coffee rust' fungus that has swept through plantations in Central America and Mexico, ... > full story -
Unchecked Antibiotic Use in Animals May Affect Global Human Health
February 11, 2013 — The increasing production and use of antibiotics, about half of which is used in animal production, is mirrored by the growing number of antibiotic resistance genes, or ARGs, effectively reducing ... > full story -
Lack of Energy an Enemy to Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes
February 11, 2013 — Researchers "cured" a strain of bacteria of its ability to resist an antibiotic in an experiment that has implications for a long-standing public health ... > full story
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