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Big teeth and strong arms of saber-toothed cat
Posted Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:58:00 GMT by Adrian BishopSaber-toothed cats and similar prehistoric predators had large teeth and strong forearms, but their canines were fragile and liable to break, according to a new study
Big teeth and strong arms of saber-toothed cat
Vent beasts give clues to a whole new biogeography
Posted Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:11:15 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe Galapagos trench and many other Pacific, Indian Ocean (possibly related to a SW Pacific biogeographic province) and mid-Atlantic trenches have been slowly 'unearthed', until recently the faunal diversity was found to be centred on the Antarctic Ocean.
Vent beasts give clues to a whole new biogeography
Honey bee wipeout may be caused by phorid fly
Posted Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT by Adrian BishopThe tiny parasitic phorid fly infects honey bees as well as bumble bees and may be the cause of the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a new American study suggests.
Honey bee wipeout may be caused by phorid fly
It is important to get a head
Posted Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:51:42 GMT by Dave ArmstrongLauren Sallan, post-doctoral student at the University of Chicago has equalled her prestigious colleagues with recent achievements in evolutionary understanding. The idea that the development of features in the head precedes that in other areas such as body shape is a hard one to prove.
It is important to get a head
Cockroach copycat sex chemical could save rare woodpeckers
Posted Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:09:00 GMT by Adrian BishopA synthetic sex chemical used by female wood cockroaches to attract mates, could be used to ensure endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers in America have an adequate food supply.
Cockroach copycat sex chemical could save rare woodpeckers
New Caledonian crows and their tools
Posted Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:18:29 GMT by Dave ArmstrongTool using has now been observed in several species since the chimpanzee showed us that we are not alone in the use of implements. The New Caledonian crow has joined the rook, the Eurasian jay and the Egyptian vulture in the bird tool users club.
New Caledonian crows and their tools
Arboreal ant wars
Posted Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:40:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongDistance warfare has been thought to be a human development. Ants have beaten us to it long ago, though! Interspecific competition and wide ranging predations have helped both defence and offence mechanisms.
Arboreal ant wars
Hominids, orangutans, and really hard seeds
Posted Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:11:00 GMT by Ines MoralesNew research on orangutans can shed light on the evolution of the human species. Sometime in the deep past, one or more hominid species started down an evolutionary path that would eventually lead to us: how exactly did that happen? Now, a recent piece of research on hungry orangutans has contributed something to the discussion.
Hominids, orangutans, and really hard seeds
The petal of the buttercup
Posted Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:18:00 GMT by Ines MoralesScientists have finally discovered the anatomical secrets of the buttercup flower. Put a buttercup flower under your chin and it will shine. Everyone knows this - at least, everyone who has tested it - and children have gone so far as to turn it into a game.
The petal of the buttercup
When great white sharks attack - and how seals try to get away
Posted Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:45:00 GMT by Colin RickettsWhy great white sharks are such bad news for Cape fur seals. A pair of scientists have put the ocean's greatest killing machines under the spotlight to find they rely on cunning, speed and stealth to get their prey.
When great white sharks attack - and how seals try to get away
Eye fossil proves ancient sea predator had strong vision
Posted Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:47:00 GMT by Adrian BishopThe giant shrimp-like Anomalocaris that lived 515 millions years ago had superb vision, paleontologists have found after discovering a fossilised eye.
Eye fossil proves ancient sea predator had strong vision
Guppies, mating and the social group
Posted Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:22:00 GMT by Ines MoralesNew research on female guppies and their responses to mating. A recent study from the universities of Exeter and Copenhagen examined the mating behavior of the Trinidadian guppy, a species of freshwater fish you might know very well if you're one of those people who like to keep aquariums at home.
Guppies, mating and the social group
Earthquakes and 'wise toads' predicting them
Posted Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:30:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongA study recently published looks at the possibility that toads can predict earthquakes. A toad breeding lake emptied a few days before the much-reported Italian M6.3 earthquake on April 6th 2009 and was only revisited by its former occupants after a series of aftershocks.
Earthquakes and 'wise toads' predicting them
Chimp throwbacks
Posted Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:11:47 GMT by Dave ArmstrongHuman evolution seems to have begun with tools, language and hunting. Now it seems the silver medallist in these events is catching us up. Chimpanzees have long been recorded throwing with great accuracy in zoos as well as in the wild.
Chimp throwbacks
Osteoderms storing minerals helped huge dinosaurs survive
Posted Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:33:00 GMT by Adrian BishopSome of the biggest dinosaurs on earth used minerals stored in bones under their skin (osteoderms) in times of crisis or hardship, a study shows.
Osteoderms storing minerals helped huge dinosaurs survive
The whales are calling you
Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:44:00 GMT by Dave CollierGet involved in a project to help categorize whale calls. The crowdsourcing Whale Project is intended to help confirm researcher's whale song categorizations while also raising interest and awareness for the work that has been undertaken to understand these wonderful creatures.
The whales are calling you
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