News tagged with zoologists
Upping the ant-e: Clever chimps boost termite catch
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Chimpanzees not only use a tool to snare termites but are able to modify it as well, a skill that requires conceptual and cultural skills, scientists said on Wednesday.
Rats say: Manhattan rules!
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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If you leave it up to the rats, New York City beats New Orleans any day.
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A 200,000-year-old cut of meat
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Contestants on TV shows like Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen know that their meat-cutting skills will be scrutinized by a panel of unforgiving judges. Now, new archaeological evidence is getting the same scrutiny ...
Giving cockroaches the slip (w/ Video)
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A breakthrough by scientists at Cambridge University may terminate the threat of termites, cockroaches and other pests such as ants and locusts - responsible for billions of pounds worth of ...
Toxic chemicals affect steroid hormones differently in humans and invertebrates
Jun 29, 2009 |
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In a study with important consequences for studies on the effects of chemicals on steroid responses in humans, a team of French and American scientists, including Michael E. Baker, PhD, professor in UC San Diego's Department ...
Wildlife Conservation Society supports world's first study of egg-laying mammal
Jun 09, 2009 |
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A Wildlife Conservation Society research intern working in the wilds of Papua New Guinea has successfully completed what many other field biologists considered "mission impossible"—the first study of a rare ...
Horse whisperers, lion tamers not needed: Scientists find genetic regions that soothe savage beasts
Jun 08, 2009 |
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In what could be a breakthrough in animal breeding, a team of scientists from Germany, Russia and Sweden have discovered a set of genetic regions responsible for animal tameness. This discovery, published in the June 2009 ...
Elevated water temperature and acidity boost growth of key sea star species
Jun 01, 2009 |
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New research by zoologists at the University of British Columbia indicates that elevated water temperatures and heightened concentrations of carbon dioxide can dramatically increase the growth rate of a keystone species of ...
The secret life of penguins revealed
May 13, 2009 |
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Famous for its cuteness and comic gait on land, the penguin also has an enigmatic life at sea, sometimes spending months foraging in the ocean before returning to its breeding grounds.
Rare reptile hatchling found on NZ mainland
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A hatchling of a rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found in the wild on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, a wildlife official said Thursday.
An underwater drugstore?
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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No matter how sophisticated modern medicine becomes, common ailments like fungal infections can outrun the best of the world's antibiotics. In people with compromised immune systems (like premature babies, AIDS victims or ...
Seabird's ocean lifestyle revealed
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An important British seabird has been tracked for the first time using miniature positioning loggers. The results are giving a team led by Oxford University zoologists information that could ...
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