(Phys.org) —A George Washington University biologist and a team of researchers have created the first large-scale evolutionary family tree for every snake and lizard around the globe.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Keeping track of individuals in an endangered population of animals is a cumbersome and time-consuming task. Conservationists physically tag animals in the wild to better follow them over time. But tagging ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

May 01, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Activists warned Thursday that wild populations of Southeast Asia's striking Tokay Gecko were in danger of being over-hunted for use in traditional medicine in China and other countries.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 11, 2013 not rated yet 1

Adhesives inspired by the gecko can be made to switch on and off reversibly and repeatedly. The key design parameters for these materials are identified in a study published in Journal of the Royal Society In ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Geckos' ability to stick to trees and leaves during rainforest downpours has fascinated scientists for decades, leading a group of University of Akron researchers to solve the mystery.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 01, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —New research from Macquarie University suggests that arid zone reptiles could struggle to find suitable homes as a result of human induced climate change.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 21, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—When a shark is spotted in the ocean, humans and marine animals alike usually flee. But not the remora – this fish will instead swim right up to a shark and attach itself to the predator using ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Feb 21, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

The Mozilla Foundation on Tuesday unveiled two preview smartphones as it invited developers to try its new open-source mobile operating system challenging Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

Technology - Software

Jan 22, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 3

Hong Kong customs officers said Monday they had seized a huge haul of endangered seahorses and crocodile meat being smuggled into the city in a container of exotic foods worth more than $1 million.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

Like sheets of paper marked with perforated lines, gecko tails have unique structural marks that help them sever their tails to make a quick getaway. Though voluntarily shedding a body part in this manner ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

Imagine a solid ball rolling down a slightly inclined ramp. What could be perceived as child's play is the focus of serious theoretical research by Manoj Chaudhury and Partho Goohpattader, two physicists ...

Physics - General Physics

Dec 17, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 4 |

(Phys.org)—Mozilla is inviting developers to play around with its experimental Firefox OS Simulator. The Firefox OS Simulator is a Firefox add-on for web developers who would be interested in building ap ...

Technology - Software

Nov 22, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 13 |

(Phys.org)—A team of Austrian researchers has found that Hebomoia glaucippe, known as the great orange tip butterfly, has a toxin in its wing tips that is identical to a toxin used by a predatory sea sn ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 16, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org)—A small African mammal with an unusual ability to regrow damaged tissues could inspire new research in regenerative medicine, a University of Florida study finds.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 26, 2012 4.9 / 5 (14) 6 |

Geckos are remarkable little creatures, clinging to almost any dry surface, and Alyssa Stark, from the University of Akron, USA, explains that they appear to be equally happy scampering through tropical rainforest ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 09, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 0 |