News tagged with animal groups

Studying bat skulls, evolutionary biologists discover how species evolve

A new study involving bat skulls, bite force measurements and scat samples collected by an international team of evolutionary biologists is helping to solve a nagging question of evolution: Why some groups ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thai flood run-off threat to marine life

As billions of cubic metres of water flow away from Thailand's devastating floods, experts and campaigners are warning that millions of sea creatures could be the next victims of the disaster.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pristine reptile fossil holds new information about aquatic adaptations

Extinct animals hide their secrets well, but an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of an aquatic reptile, with traces of soft tissue present, is providing scientists a new window into the behavior of these ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Triple threat paints grim future for frogs

Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians may eventually have no safe haven left on the globe because of a triple threat of worsening scourges, a new study predicts.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Polar bear habitats expected to shrink dramatically

Habitats of polar bears are expected to shrink dramatically over the coming decades, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday, urging immediate action to save the Arctic animals.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hyenas' ability to count helps them decide to fight or flee

Being able to count helps spotted hyenas decide to fight or flee, according to research at Michigan State University.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows bone fluoride levels not associated with osteosarcoma

The International and American Associations for Dental Research have released in its Journal of Dental Research a study that investigated bone fluoride levels in individuals with osteosarcoma, which is a rare, primary malign ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery places turtles next to lizards on family tree

(PhysOrg.com) -- Where do turtles belong on the evolutionary tree? For decades, the mystery has proven as tough to crack as the creatures' shells. With their body armor and retractable heads, turtles are such ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify caffeine-consuming bacterium

As it turns out, humans aren't the only organisms that turn to caffeine for a pick-me-up. University of Iowa scientists have identified four different bacteria that actually can live on caffeine.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fossil of giant ancient sea predator discovered (w/ video)

Paleontologists have discovered that a group of remarkable ancient sea creatures existed for much longer and grew to much larger sizes than previously thought, thanks to extraordinarily well-preserved fossils ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ants' ecosystem role is 'key'

Research by the University of Exeter has revealed that ants have a big impact on their local environment as a result of their activity as 'ecosystem engineers' and predators.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Geologist analyzes earliest shell-covered fossil animals

The fossil remains of some of the first animals with shells, ocean-dwelling creatures that measure a few centimeters in length and date to about 520 million years ago, provide a window on evolution at this ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Getting a leg up on whale and dolphin evolution

When the ancestors of living cetaceans—whales, dolphins and porpoises—first dipped their toes into water, a series of evolutionary changes were sparked that ultimately nestled these swimming mammals into the ...

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers Find Key 'Conductor' of Nature's Synchronicity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Synchronicity in nature is seen in beating hearts, the flashing of fireflies' lights, the ebb and flow of infectious disease—and the simultaneous rise and fall of populations across vast reaches ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed

A new University of Florida study shows mammals change their dietary niches based on climate-driven environmental changes, contradicting a common assumption that species maintain their niches despite global ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2


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