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Kangaroos may hold skin cancer cure: study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said Monday.


A biology whodunnit: are rodents helping protect trees from fire?

A biology whodunnit: are rodents helping protect trees from fire?

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tom Parker has made an unusual find. In California forests and shrubland that burned in 2008, he has spotted Manzanita seedlings sprouting in tight clusters, suggesting that the young shrubs emerged from underground ...


Spread of Western Juniper Seeds Studied

Spread of Western Juniper Seeds Studied

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Aromatic, evergreen foliage and plump, dusty-blue to nearly purple berries make western juniper appealing, whether it's a small shrub or a lofty tree. The trouble is, during the past 100 years ...


Lost World Found in Papua New Guinea Volcano

Lost World Found in Papua New Guinea Volcano

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (57) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- A BBC expedition exploring inside the crater of an extinct volcano in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has discovered a lost world of dozens of weird new species and rare animals, including new frogs, ...


Peek into kangaroo's pouch shows 2 tiny pink joeys

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A zookeeper's efforts to earn a kangaroo's trust has paid off with a video showing twin joeys, tiny and pink, growing inside their mom's pouch.


Papua New Guinea declares first national conservation area

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The southeast Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, home to some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth, has created its first national conservation area to preserve forever a swath of pristine tropical forest ...


Australian first: Kangaroo genome mapped

Biology /

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Australian researchers will today launch the world first detailed map of the kangaroo genome, completing the first phase of the kangaroo genomics project.


Global warming threatens Australia's iconic kangaroos

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (21) | comments 10

As concerns about the effects of global warming continue to mount, a new study published in the December issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology finds that an increase in average temperature of only two degrees Celsiu ...


Counting kangaroo rats from space

Counting kangaroo rats from space

Biology /

created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Carrizo Plain National Monument in south-central California is the largest single native grassland remaining in the state. One of its denizens is a small creature known as the giant kangaroo ...