News tagged with biologist
Watermelon: Fruit on the Fast Track
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are studying how watermelons grow from tiny flowers to plus-size, market-ready produce in only five weeks. Their findings have resulted in the ...
You're being followed: Scientists track movement of living things
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Almost 24 centuries after the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote his book, "On the Movement of Animals," modern scientists are still struggling to understand how, why, when and where living creatures move.
Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that challenge the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been ...
Book by UC Riverside biologist explains Darwin's 'Origin of Species'
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Many people have tried to read Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species," whose publication celebrates its 150th anniversary this month, but gave up.
New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, researchers ...
Hunting for rhythm's DNA: Computational geometry unlocks a musical phylogeny
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Does Bo Diddley rule the world? Though he died last year, the iconic singer and guitarist of American blues and rock still rules the rhythms of the world, says computer scientist Godfried ...
Conservation targets too small to stop extinction: study
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Conservation biologists are setting their minimum population size targets too low to prevent extinction, according to a new study led by University of Adelaide.
Study: Endangered AK beluga whale group declining
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A government study found that a group of endangered beluga whales in Alaska is declining, raising concern that bolstered protection for the animals is not coming quickly enough.
Re-examining Darwin’s thoughts on species
Oct 01, 2009 |
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James Mallet is out to rehabilitate Charles Darwin’s reputation on species. It may seem strange that such a founding father of modern biological thought as Darwin could run afoul of something so basic, but ...
First underwater observatory live online
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists, including those from the Natural History Museum, have developed the world's first underwater observatory connected to the internet.
Ratchet-like genetic mutations make evolution irreversible
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Oregon research team has found that evolution can never go backwards, because the paths to the genes once present in our ancestors are forever blocked. The findings -- the ...
Research team finds first evolutionary branching for bilateral animals
Sep 23, 2009 |
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When it comes to understanding a critical junction in animal evolution, some short, simple flatworms have been a real thorn in scientists' sides. Specialists have jousted over the proper taxonomic placement ...
Novel research to root out how microbes affect rice plants
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Plants that live in the soil don't live alone -- a mere teaspoon of soil teems with an estimated billion microscopic organisms.
Last chance to save the saola from extinction?
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Conservation biologists based in four countries gathered for an emergency meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR, August 19, to address the peril of extinction facing one the world's most enigmatic mammals, the Saola.
Trust in a teardrop: Researcher says tears can help build, strengthen personal relationships
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Medically, crying is known to be a symptom of physical pain or stress. But now a Tel Aviv University evolutionary biologist looks to empirical evidence showing that tears have emotional benefits and can make interpersonal ...
