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As super-predators, humans reshape their prey at super-natural speeds

As super-predators, humans reshape their prey at super-natural speeds

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created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fishing and hunting are having broad, swift impacts on the body size and reproductive abilities of fish and other commercially harvested species, potentially jeopardizing the ability of entire ...





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Report: Humans evolved to be peaceful

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created Feb 19, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (44) | comments 0

Humans evolved to be peaceful, cooperative and social animals, not the predators modern mythology would have us believe, says an U.S. anthropologist.


A rare albino buffalo

First albino buffalo spotted in Kenyan park

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Rangers in Kenya's Hellsgate National Park have spotted an albino buffalo, the first of its kind ever recorded in the wildlife rich country, park officials said Friday.


Loss of top predators causing surge in smaller predators, ecosystem collapse

Loss of top predators causing surge in smaller predators, ecosystem collapse

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The catastrophic decline around the world of "apex" predators such as wolves, cougars, lions or sharks has led to a huge increase in smaller "mesopredators" that are causing major economic and ecological disruptions, ...


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Birds can tell if you are watching them -- because they are watching you

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created Apr 30, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (29) | comments 1

In humans, the eyes are said to be the ‘window to the soul’, conveying much about a person’s emotions and intentions. New research demonstrates for the first time that birds also respond to a human’s gaze.


Headwater stream nutrient enrichment disrupts food web

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Human activity is increasing the supply of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, to stream systems all over the world. The conventional wisdom -- bolstered by earlier research -- has held that these additional nutrients ...


Eat up all of your Brussels sprouts -- unless you're an aphid

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created Feb 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Aphids that eat Brussels sprouts are smaller than normal and live in undersized populations, which has a negative knock-on effect up the food chain according to new research published today in Science.


Common fish species has 'human' ability to learn

Biology / Evolution

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Although worlds apart, the way fish learn could be closer to humans' way of thinking than previously believed, suggests a new research study.


Early humans on the menu

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created Feb 27, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (13) | comments 0

It is a widely accepted view in both research and popular literature: our ancient ancestors were hunters; aggressive, competitive and natural killers. This “Man the Hunter” idea has long influenced our understanding of human ...


The fisherman is a predator like any other

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created Jul 02, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

For Peru fishing is a prime source of foreign exchange, second only to mining. The country’s anchovy fishing fleet, which seeks the Peruvian anchovy Engraulis ringens, is the world’s largest single-species fishery, with an ...


Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case

Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers are proposing in a new report that a major experiment be conducted to reintroduce wolves to a test site in the Scottish Highlands, to help control the populations and behavior of red deer that ...



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