News tagged with groups of animals

10 million years needed to recover from mass extinction

(Phys.org) -- It took some 10 million years for Earth to recover from the greatest mass extinction of all time, latest research has revealed.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 19 | with audio podcast

Study finds European starlings flocking patterns similar to metals being magnetized

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and amateur enthusiasts alike have long been fascinated by the abilities of some groups of animals to move in lockstep with one another, most specifically with schools of fish and ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Fossil fish illuminates evolution of plankton-eating

Animals from very different groups that developed independently into plankton-eating giants took similar evolutionary steps along the way, new research shows.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Studying bat skulls, evolutionary biologists discover how species evolve

A new study involving bat skulls, bite force measurements and scat samples collected by an international team of evolutionary biologists is helping to solve a nagging question of evolution: Why some groups ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thai flood run-off threat to marine life

As billions of cubic metres of water flow away from Thailand's devastating floods, experts and campaigners are warning that millions of sea creatures could be the next victims of the disaster.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Triple threat paints grim future for frogs

Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians may eventually have no safe haven left on the globe because of a triple threat of worsening scourges, a new study predicts.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Polar bear habitats expected to shrink dramatically

Habitats of polar bears are expected to shrink dramatically over the coming decades, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday, urging immediate action to save the Arctic animals.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers Find Key 'Conductor' of Nature's Synchronicity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Synchronicity in nature is seen in beating hearts, the flashing of fireflies' lights, the ebb and flow of infectious disease—and the simultaneous rise and fall of populations across vast reaches ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3