The Saharan cousin of Mediterranean olive trees remains largely unknown. However, this subspecies (called the Laperinne's olive tree) is of great interest for several reasons. IRD researchers and their partners ...

Biology - Ecology

May 03, 2013 not rated yet 0

Two centuries after the French people beheaded Louis XVI and dipped their handkerchiefs in his blood, scientists believe they have authenticated the remains of one such rag kept as a revolutionary souvenir.

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Dec 31, 2012 4.3 / 5 (6) 5

Peter de Groot hopes his recent finding confirming the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam pushes the public to protect the last remaining group of these prehistoric creatures living in Indonesia.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 03, 2012 not rated yet 0

A University of Sheffield academic is helping a team of citizen scientists to carry out crucial research into European genetic heritage.

Biology - Biotechnology

Jul 25, 2012 not rated yet 0

A study by The Genographic Project has found that the majority of all known ethnic Afghans share a unique genetic heritage derived from a common ancestral population that most likely emerged during the Neolithic revolution ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 27, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

The arid plains fringing Australia's desert centre are more suited to camels than blooms of coral but here, hundreds of miles from the coast, a piece of the Great Barrier Reef has been put on ice.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 25, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

The great majority of today's domesticated turkeys may not be able to fly, but their ancestors sure got around. The quintessential New World bird, Meleagris gallopavo, was already an Old World favorite by ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 23, 2011 not rated yet 0

Australia's much-loved koala is under increasing threat and should be considered a vulnerable species, an official report found Thursday, with habitat loss seeing their numbers plunge.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 22, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have painted the clearest picture yet of the history of the Kazakhs of the Altai Mountain Range, providing insights into the heritage of a wide swath of people in Central and ...

Biology - Evolution

Apr 28, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Genome 10K Community of Scientists and BGI (formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute) of Shenzhen, China, have announced a plan to sequence the genomes of 101 vertebrate species within ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 30, 2010 4.8 / 5 (5) 1 |

Chronic kidney disease affects millions in North America, with persons of African heritage being at a four-fold higher risk and those of Hispanic heritage having a two-fold higher risk compared to the rest of the population. ...

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Jul 15, 2010 not rated yet 0

Americans with lung disease may face a far greater level of lung damage than either they or their doctor suspect, depending on their individual genetic heritage, according to a study to be released July 7. The research implications ...

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Jul 07, 2010 not rated yet 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over 45 million turkeys are eaten by Americans each Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hunters provide some -- last autumn, about 24,000 wild turkeys were harvested ...

Biology - Other

Nov 19, 2009 not rated yet 0