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The Pirate Ant: A New Species from the Philippines With a Bizarre Pigmentation Pattern
May 21, 2013 — Scientists discovered and described a bizarre species of pirate ant. The new Cardiocondyla pirata has its name inspired by its strange pigmentation that consist of two eye-patch like dark stripes ... > full story -
Origins of Human Culture Linked to Rapid Climate Change
May 21, 2013 — Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new ... > full story -
Small but Speedy: Short Plants Live in the Evolutionary Fast Lane
May 21, 2013 — Biologists have known for a long time that some creatures evolve more quickly than others. Exactly why isn't well understood, particularly for plants. But it may be that height plays a role. Shorter ... > full story -
Fourteen Closely Related Crocodiles Existed Around 5 Million Years Ago
May 21, 2013 — Today, the most diverse species of crocodile are found in northern South America and Southeast Asia: As many as six species of alligator and four true crocodiles exist, although no more than two or ... > full story -
Abundance and Distribution of Hawaiian Coral Species Predicted by Model
May 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands, including two species currently under consideration as threatened ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 — In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing ... > full story -
Over 80% of Dogs Suffer from Hypothermia After Surgery With Anesthetic
May 21, 2013 — Veterinarians have completed the first global study that clinically documents the prevalence of hypothermia in dogs after surgery and after diagnostic tests that require anesthetic. The 83.6% of the ... > full story -
'Whodunnit' of Irish Potato Famine Solved
May 21, 2013 — An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th ... > full story -
New NOAA Report Examines National Oil Pollution Threat from Shipwrecks
May 20, 2013 — NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation's coastal marine resources. ... > full story -
The Mammoth's Lament: How Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change
May 20, 2013 — Researchers have found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age. The ensuing climate change forced many species to adapt or ... > full story
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