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Predators key to sustainable farming

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Barn owls have emerged as the unlikely heroes in the fight against climate change, saving Malaysian farmers more than money, UQ PhD Student Chong Leong Puan has found.


US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals' potential isolation is a threat ...


Morning people and night owls show different brain function (w/Video)

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Are you a "morning person" or a "night owl?"


Small evolutionary shifts make big impacts, study finds

Small evolutionary shifts make big impacts, study finds

Biology / Evolution

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the developing fetus, cell growth follows a very specific schedule. In the eye's retina, for example, cones -- which help distinguish color during the day -- develop before the more light-sensitive ...


New insight into primate eye evolution

Biology / Evolution

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers comparing the fetal development of the eye of the owl monkey with that of the capuchin monkey have found that only a minor difference in the timing of cell proliferation can explain the multiple anatomical differences ...