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Pesticides threaten social, ecological aspect of ant hunting in Brazil
Posted Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:03:12 GMT by Paromita PainIçás, or queen ants in Brazil are a delicacy. Spring rains in October and November drive the ants out of the ground, and for a few short weeks. But this year pesticides have threatened the social and the ecological aspect of ant hunting. The principal culprits are pesticides used on eucalyptus trees that are planted to produce cellulose for paper and other products.
Pesticides threaten social, ecological aspect of ant hunting in Brazil
The Silvereye Learns to Shout Above Traffic
Posted Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:12:46 GMT by Lynn ParrOne species of Australian bird, the silvereye, has been found to change its songs to compensate for lound traffic noise in urban areas. Some Australian birds are learning to shout to make themselves heard above traffic noise. The silvereye in urban environments have been found to sing higher-pitched but slower songs than those in rural areas.
The Silvereye Learns to Shout Above Traffic
Super Efficient Feeding Habits of Blue Whales
Posted Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:56:54 GMT by Michael EvansA Canadian study to contrast the amount of energy a blue whale could expend during one dive, with the amount of energy it could get from the food it collected. As most people will know, the blue whale is the largest animal alive and probably the largest animal that has ever lived. When a blue whale calf is born it is as big as a fully-grown hippopotamus and during its first seven months it will drink about 400 litres of its mother's milk every day.
Super Efficient Feeding Habits of Blue Whales
Bumblebee Paper by 8 to 10-year-olds published by Royal Society
Posted Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:11:00 GMT by Paromita PainBiology Letters, a peer-reviewed journal of Britain's Royal Society, on Wednesday published a report (complete with colored-pencil diagrams) on how bumblebees see colors and patterns -- conducted and written by a group of 8 to 10-year-olds in Devon, England. They reported that the bees were capable of learning and remembering cues based on color and pattern -- a finding that the Royal Society called ''a genuine advance.''
Bumblebee Paper by 8 to 10-year-olds published by Royal Society
Celebrating the years: Red-tailed hawk style
Posted Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:03:55 GMT by Paromita PainA red tailed hawk recently found in New York is being deemed to be the oldest hawk in history. The bird's age from a ring on its leg puts its age at 27 years. A female, this is remarkable because most red tailed hawks don't survive beyond 10 to 12 years.
Celebrating the years: Red-tailed hawk style
Volcano proves a big draw for American tourists
Posted Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:45:00 GMT by John DeanEyjafjallajokull volcano created misery for millions of travellers, it resulted in a 16 per cent increase in tourism from North America to the island for the first eleven months of 2010, compared with the same period last year.
Volcano proves a big draw for American tourists
Be a bee fan: New York agrees to beekeepers
Posted Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:35:01 GMT by Paromita PainNew York City made beekeeping legal recently. It has changed the way residents view bees. No longer are they just pesky 'bugs'. People are now going out of their way to understand the importance of bees in the environmental and becoming avid beekeepers.The city has safety features in place to keep keepers and people safe.
Be a bee fan: New York agrees to beekeepers
Major increase in numbers of whales and dolphins stranded on UK beaches, figures show
Posted Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:27:01 GMT by David HewittThe number of whales and dolphins being beached along the UK coastline has soared dramatically over the past few years, the latest statistics show. Britons are being called upon to watch out for stranded whales and dolphins as conservationists look to explain the ongoing rise in the number being washed onto the nation's beaches..
Major increase in numbers of whales and dolphins stranded on UK beaches, figures show
Experience the Wild Wonders of Europe in stunning photographs
Posted Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:39:00 GMT by Julian JacksonWin a beautiful book as a prize in Earthtimes' first competition. Wild Wonders of Europe is the world's biggest nature photography conservation project ever. Sixty-nine top nature photographers were sent on 125 assignments to 48 countries, visiting nature reserves.
Experience the Wild Wonders of Europe in stunning photographs
Brown Bears versus Polar Bears
Posted Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:11:00 GMT by Michael EvansThe bleak future for polar bears as global warming encourages brown bears to range further north. Something that is not widely realised is that polar bears only evolved as a distinctive species as recently as 200,000 years ago during the Pleistocene.
Brown Bears versus Polar Bears
Listen Live to whale song from your PC
Posted Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:33:00 GMT by Louise MurrayIncredibly, whales sing at the same wavelength as the neutrinos emitted by distant stars. Worldwide, physicists and marine biologists are sharing subsea recording facilities, and now anyone with a computer can listen in to the deep sea from home.
Listen Live to whale song from your PC
Tackling Global Wildlife Crime
Posted Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:05:01 GMT by Emma McNeilAt this week's International Tiger Forum in Saint Petersburg an important alliance was formed that will help not just tigers but a range of endangered species across the globe. A Letter of Understanding signed at the Forum brings into effect the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC).
Tackling Global Wildlife Crime
Developing nations exporting deforestation
Posted Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:08:01 GMT by David HewittThough a number of domestic nations may be protecting and replanting natural forest at home, many are fuelling reforestation elsewhere as their timber imports increase in volume.
Developing nations exporting deforestation
Polar bears starvation risk as Hudson Bay ice is late arriving
Posted Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:50:00 GMT by Lucy BrakePolar bears populations in Hudson Bay, Canada are placed under pressure this winter as the annual ice formation is nearly one month late. The delay in the annual winter ice that forms along the west coast of Hudson Bay has meant that hundreds of polar bears are facing potential starvation.
Polar bears starvation risk as Hudson Bay ice is late arriving
New species of lizard being served up in Vietnamese restaurant
Posted Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:52:00 GMT by Lucy BrakeScientists recently dining at a restaurant in Vietnam have come across an undiscovered species of lizard being cooked up for dinner, Leiolepis ngovantrii.
New species of lizard being served up in Vietnamese restaurant
Markets on Myanmar border are illegal trade gateway for tiger parts
Posted Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:00:01 GMT by Julian JacksonBig cats are killed for skins, paws, heads and other body parts. Black markets along Myanmar, Thailand and China's shared borders play a crucial role facilitating the deadly illicit trade in tigers and other endangered species.
Markets on Myanmar border are illegal trade gateway for tiger parts
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