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Juvenile predation preventing Steller sea lion recovery

A new study suggests that the impact of predation on juvenile Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska has been significantly underestimated, creating a "productivity pit" from which their population will have ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

53 dead fur seals wash up on Australian beach

More than 50 dead New Zealand fur seals have been found washed up on a beach in South Australia in unexplained circumstances, according to environmental officials.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Supersoldier ants created in the lab by reactivating ancestral genes

(PhysOrg.com) -- There are over 1100 species of Pheidole genus ants, and most individual ants belong to either the worker or soldier caste. In only eight of the Pheidole species, some individuals can belong ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (23) | comments 21 | with audio podcast report

Draft sequence of monarch butterfly genome presented

Each fall millions of monarch butterflies from across the eastern United States use a time-compensated sun compass to direct their navigation south, traveling up to 2,000 miles to an overwintering site in ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Paleontologist describes large nest of juvenile dinosaurs, first of their genus ever found

A nest containing the fossilized remains of 15 juvenile Protoceratops andrewsi dinosaurs from Mongolia has been described by a University of Rhode Island paleontologist, revealing new information about postna ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Treatment for juvenile offenders shows positive results 22 years later

More than 20 years ago, Charles Borduin, a University of Missouri researcher, developed a treatment for juvenile offenders that has become one of the most widely used evidence-based treatments in the world. Now, he has found ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chimps play like humans: Playful behavior of young chimps develops like that of children

Playful behavior is widespread in mammals, and has important developmental consequences. A recent study of young chimpanzees shows that these animals play and develop much the same way as human children. The ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

'Fishy lawnmowers' help save Pacific corals

Can fish save coral reefs from dying? UC Santa Barbara researchers have found one case where fish have helped coral reefs to recover from cyclones and predators.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein love triangle key to crowning bees queens?

A honey bee becomes a royal queen or a common worker as a result of the food she receives as a larva. While it has been well established that royal jelly is the diet that makes bees queens, the molecular path ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies factors linked with better medication response for treatment of juvenile arthritis

Among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who initiated treatment with the drug etanercept, one-third achieved an excellent response, and this response was associated with low measures of disability at study ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switching senses: Biologists find that leeches shift the way they locate prey in adulthood

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many meat-eating animals have unique ways of hunting down a meal using their senses. To find a tasty treat, bats use echolocation, snakes rely on infrared vision, and owls take advantage of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

2011 a banner year for young striped bass in Virginia

Preliminary results from a 2011 survey conducted by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest the production of a strong class of young-of-year striped bass in the Virginia portion ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aquarium fishes are more aggressive in reduced environments, a new study finds

An angry glare from the family goldfish might not be the result of a missed meal, but a too-humble abode. Fish in a cramped, barren space turn mean, a study from Case Western Reserve University has found. Ornamental fishes ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Happiness can deter crime, a new study finds

Happy adolescents report less involvement in crime and drug use than other youth, a new UC Davis study finds.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Data revealing migrations of larval reef fish vital for designing networks of marine protected areas

Networks of biologically-connected marine protected areas need to be carefully planned, taking into account the open ocean migrations of marine fish larvae that take them from one home to another sometimes hundreds of kilometers ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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