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When dinosaurs ruled the Pampas
Posted Wed, 23 May 2012 10:40:33 GMT by Dave ArmstrongIn Patagonia, which was part of southern Gondwanaland, a very early complete (almost) theropod dinosaur example has been found from the middle of the Jurassic period, 40 million years before any relative.
When dinosaurs ruled the Pampas
Robo-fish uses arti-fish-ial intelligence to find pollution
Posted Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:20 GMT by Adrian BishopRobotic fish used to find pollution. A four-foot robot fish that uses artificial intelligence to track, find and record water pollution is being tested.
Robo-fish uses arti-fish-ial intelligence to find pollution
Pollination: Flowers are masters of reproduction
Posted Fri, 18 May 2012 15:16:00 GMT by Adrian BishopAmerican university researchers have found how flowers have an efficient way of reproducing, ensuring that fertilisation is successful even if the initial pollen is faulty.
Pollination: Flowers are masters of reproduction
Where, how and what do an ant and a pitcher plant exchange?
Posted Wed, 16 May 2012 10:28:34 GMT by Dave ArmstrongMutual benefits of a relationship between an ant species and pitcher plant; mutualism. Only one of the 120 species of the Nepenthes genus has been found so far to use a single plant - ant species within its tissues to help out.
Where, how and what do an ant and a pitcher plant exchange?
History of a giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
Posted Sun, 13 May 2012 15:03:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongEcology of coastal giant salamanders, (Dicamptodon tenebrosus). Research into the genetic structure and history of giant salamander populations in the United States and Canada.
History of a giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
LED street lights save millions each year
Posted Thu, 10 May 2012 19:16:22 GMT by Adrian BishopEco-friendly LED street lights are saving million of dollars each year in town and city power bills and are reducing carbon emissions.
LED street lights save millions each year
The Dwarf Mammoth of Crete: Mammuthus Creticus
Posted Tue, 08 May 2012 23:09:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe smallest species of mammoth that ever existed lived on Crete. Fossils of Mammuthus creticus, a dwarf mammoth, were discovered on the Greek island.
The Dwarf Mammoth of Crete: Mammuthus Creticus
They're after Iceman Oetzi's 5300-year-old blood!
Posted Wed, 02 May 2012 21:18:15 GMT by Dave ArmstrongOetzi the iceman should not have had any blood preserved for the length of time (5,300 years) he has been lying in the mountains. But, as ever with this persistent man, Oetzi has come up trumps.
They're after Iceman Oetzi's 5300-year-old blood!
Fossil fish: Rebellatrix the 'rebel coelacanth'
Posted Wed, 02 May 2012 19:00:00 GMT by Adrian BishopA 'rebel' coelacanth (Rebellatrix) killer fish fossil found in Canada dating back 240 million years has been described for the first time.
Fossil fish: Rebellatrix the 'rebel coelacanth'
Groundwater resources mapped in Africa
Posted Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:47:02 GMT by Dave ArmstrongGroundwater storage in Africa has been mapped. Authors of a new study argue that groundwater has to be crucial for Africa's future water supplies.
Groundwater resources mapped in Africa
The Game of Life
Posted Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:21:00 GMT by Paul RobinsonAdvanced social behaviour of higher primates, cetaceans and a few others are investigated in a unique experiment with 96 undergraduates in a Sims-like virtual world.
The Game of Life
Biological community building
Posted Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:08:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongScientists have approached the community of plants and animals that builds in a natural habitat from a novel direction in a new study. Using caves as isolated, extreme habitats for a community, they worked out whether the organism's niche acts as a mechanism to keep the community operating in an ecosystem.
Biological community building
Island diversity using hosts
Posted Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:57:41 GMT by Dave ArmstrongAn international group of scientists have researched an age-old problem of genetic diversity on islands.
Island diversity using hosts
Bonaparte the bird-like dinosaur - Bonapartenykus ultimus
Posted Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:30:46 GMT by Dave ArmstrongFossils from a new bird-like dinosaur species have been discovered in Patagonia. At 70 million years old, 'Bonaparte' or Bonapartenykus ultimus has fascinated palaeontologists and closely resembles Patagonykus.
Bonaparte the bird-like dinosaur - Bonapartenykus ultimus
Amazonian Solutions from 1200 A.D.
Posted Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:40:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe black soils or 'tera preta' of the Amazon forests were created by burning and composting, in an Pre-Columbian farming style that is still much admired. A study has looked at how these ancient farming techniques may be used to help reduce deforestation.
Amazonian Solutions from 1200 A.D.
The Ice Age Elephant - Mammuthus primigenius
Posted Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:45:01 GMT by Dave ArmstrongYuka, a young mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), was found preserved in the permafrost of Siberia. Was this mammoth killed by lions or humans and why did the mammoth become extinct? Over 10,000 years later, scientists search for answers.
The Ice Age Elephant - Mammuthus primigenius
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