Dogs, maybe not, but old genes can learn new tricks
Warming Climate Means Trouble For Southwest Plantlife
Mountain pine beetle activity may impact snow accumulation and melt
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates the infestation of trees by mountain pine beetles in the high country across the West could potentially trigger earlier snowmelt and increase water yields ...
Jun 08, 2011
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Beetle bling: Researchers discover optical secrets of 'metallic' beetles
Costa Rica was once regarded as the poorest of all the colonies of the Spanish Empire, sadly deficient in the silver and gold so coveted by conquistadors. As it turns out, all of the glittering gold and silver ...
Apr 25, 2011
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Gene found to have jumped from gut bacteria to beetle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Genes jumping between bacteria are rather common which in part explains their ability to rapidly develop immunity to antibacterial agents. What’s not so common are examples of genes jumping ...
Feb 28, 2012
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A living species of aquatic beetle found in 20-million-year-old sediments
The fossil beetle discovered in the 16-23 million years old sediments of the Irtysh River in southern Siberia belongs to the modern species Helophorus sibiricus, a member of the water scavenger beetles (Hydro ...
Oct 06, 2011
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Entomologists name 'diving beetle' for Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert
"What has six legs and is way cooler than a spider?" asks a riddle on the cover of a birthday card sent to Stephen Colbert by entomologists Quentin Wheeler at Arizona State University and Kelly Miller at the ...
May 06, 2009
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Climate Change Triggered Dwarfism in Soil-Dwelling Creatures of the Past
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient soil-inhabiting creatures decreased in body size by nearly half in response to a period of boosted carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures, scientists have discovered.
Oct 06, 2009
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Zany scientists honored in alternative Nobels (Update)
In the ultimate accolade for the world's mad scientists, spoof Nobel prizes were awarded Thursday for studies into beetle sex, turtles yawning, the desperation of people dying to urinate and other daffy investigations.
Sep 29, 2011
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Far from random, evolution follows a predictable genetic pattern, researchers find
Modified crops reveal hidden cost of resistance
Genetically modified squash plants that are resistant to a debilitating viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection, according to biologists.
Oct 26, 2009
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Wild crows reveal tool skills
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study using motion sensitive video cameras has revealed how New Caledonian crows use tools in the wild, Oxford University scientists report.
Jan 11, 2010
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Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Dec 12, 2011
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Researchers find that rare lady beetles prefer traditional diet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts from South Dakota State University and the nearby North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory watched helplessly as a colony of rare, captive lady beetles was lost in 2008, then ...
Mar 19, 2010
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Wormholes from centuries-old art prints reveal the history of the 'worms'
By examining art printed from woodblocks spanning five centuries, Blair Hedges, a professor of biology at Penn State University, has identified the species responsible for making the ever-present wormholes ...
Nov 20, 2012
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