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Bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in ants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Broadly speaking, ants have two different feeding strategies. A large proportion of all species are "carnivorous," meaning that they are generalist predators feeding on other small animals or scavenging on ...


Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Looks can be deceiving, but certain bird species have figured out that a voice can tell them most of what they need to know to find the right mate.


Study finds logging effects vary based on a forest's history, climate

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Smoky Mountain forest's woodland herb population has shown that climate may play a role in how forest understories recover from logging, according to Purdue University research.


Redback spiders were first spotted in Japan in 1995

Venomous Aussie redback spiders invading Japan

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Australia's venomous redback spiders are on the march in Japan, where they are believed to have arrived years ago as stowaways on cargo ships, a wildlife expert warned Wednesday.


Experts: Disease-resistant plants enhance profits, client satisfaction

Experts: Disease-resistant plants enhance profits, client satisfaction

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New varieties of plants marketed as "disease-resistant" or "insect-resistant" are becoming more accessible to consumers. Available through local garden centers and catalogues, these attractive ornamentals ...


New research explains orchids' sexual trickery

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study reveals the reason why orchids use sexual trickery to lure insect pollinators. The study, published in the January issue of The American Naturalist, finds that sexual deception in orchids leads to a more effici ...


Lizards change their diet to avoid predators

Lizards change their diet to avoid predators

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A scientist from the University of Salamanca and another from Yale University have shown that the presence of predators affects the behaviour of Acanthodactylus beershebensis, a lizard species from the Ne ...


Brains versus brawn: Study finds there's more to the Noisy Miner than just being a backyard bully

Brains versus brawn: Study finds there's more to the Noisy Miner than just being a backyard bully

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some consider the Noisy Miner bird a badly-behaved backyard bully - an avian aggressor that moves into the neighbourhood and quickly takes over.


Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content (AP)

Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its ...


FCC seeking to close programming access loophole

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking to close a loophole that allows cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from rival providers such as satellite TV.



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