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Midges 'actively spread' bluetongue epidemic

The midges that spread bluetongue, a devastating livestock disease, across Europe in 2006 weren’t ‘passengers’ on the wind but actively transported the disease, Oxford University scientists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New integrated building model may improve fish farming operations

Today's "locavore" movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the concept to ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Building mountains in a bottle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are preparing to launch a 10-year project to study water resources, gas exchange and carbon cycling in three man-made landscapes built in a half-acre laboratory at the University ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists predict where seabirds forage

Researchers have used information about seabird colonies and food availability to create a mathematical model which predicts where they forage for food during the breeding season.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neanderthal demise due to many influences, including cultural changes: study

As an ice age crept upon them thousands of years ago, Neanderthals and modern human ancestors expanded their territory ranges across Asia and Europe to adapt to the changing environment.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Domestic cats, and wild bobcats and pumas, living in same area have same diseases

(PhysOrg.com) -- Domestic cats, wild bobcats and pumas that live in the same area share the same diseases.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Redder ladybirds more deadly, say scientists

A ladybird's colour indicates how well-fed and how toxic it is, according to an international team of scientists. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool directly shows that differences between ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Broadcast study of ocean acidification to date helps scientists evaluate effects on marine life

Might a penguin's next meal be affected by the exhaust from your tailpipe? The answer may be yes, when you add your exhaust fumes to the total amount of carbon dioxide lofted into the atmosphere by humans ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Designing wildlife corridors in the digital age

Development is squeezing animals into smaller pockets of land, and without sufficient planning and protection, individual animal populations could find themselves increasingly isolated.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Archaeologists find clues to Neanderthal extinction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computational modeling that examines evidence of how hominin groups evolved culturally and biologically in response to climate change during the last Ice Age also bears new insights into the extinction of ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (13) | comments 18 | with audio podcast


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