Hunting for meat in the African rainforests has halved the number of primates. However, the hunting also has other negative consequences. The decline in the number of primates causes a reduction in the dispersal ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 20, 2013 not rated yet 1

Highly developed antennae containing different types of olfactory receptors allow insects to use minute amounts of odors for orientation towards resources like food, oviposition sites or mates. Scientists ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 18, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

In the fruit fly Drosophila, the functions of the three enzymes Tan, Ebony and Black are closely intertwined - among other things they are involved in neurotransmitter recycling for the visual process. Ruhr-U ...

Biology - Other

Mar 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

Lucas Portelli, a doctoral student in the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, wanted to know how electromagnetic fields affect living things.

Physics - General Physics

Mar 18, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 3

Humans aren't the only species with a sweet tooth. Research from North Carolina State University shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit – giving us new insigh ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Human norovirus (hNoV), also known as the winter vomiting bug, is one of the most common stomach bugs in the world. The virus is highly contagious, causing vomiting and diarrhea, and the number of affected cases is growing. ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Mar 12, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) —Scientists have delved deeper into the evolutionary history of the fruit fly than ever before to reveal the genetic activity that led to the development of wings – a key to the insect's ability ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 11, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0 |

Actor Russell Crowe made some waves this week when he claimed to have captured photos of a UFO outside the window of his office in Australia.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 08, 2013 4.5 / 5 (6) 0

The normal development of an animal or plant can be compared in at least two ways with the successful performance of a great symphony. The whole is the product of a great number of events involving contributions by many different ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

A computer recognition system that is 99% accurate can identify different fruits and vegetables, even the particular strain of apples or plums, for instance. Research to be published in the International Jo ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Mar 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

Monitoring communities of climate sensitive species, such as insects, could enable scientists to develop indicators for climate change effects on biodiversity and help devise policies to protect it.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 06, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 1

A succession of distinct but surprising microbial communities populate apple blossoms during the flowers' life cycle, suggesting that the bacteria have a carefully regulated relationship with the common fruit ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Feb 27, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Archaeologists studying a small site at Peru's main sports center have dug up eight skeletons dating from at least 700 years ago and three others twice that old.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Feb 27, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Southerners who have been anxiously awaiting a peach tree that will produce in warmer climates – just chill.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—A new study in the U.S. shows that fruit flies lay their eggs on a food source with a high alcohol content if they see parasitic wasps in the area, instead of a non-alcohol food.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 22, 2013 5 / 5 (7) 1 |