Wildlife Conservation Society scientists have documented a thriving population of lowland tapirs – the strange forest and grassland-dwelling herbivore with the trunk-like snout – living in a network of ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 22, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 1

(Phys.org)—Mama bear appears to know what's best when it comes to selecting a place to call home, according to a new University of Alberta study.

Biology - Plants & Animals

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Methods used to eradicate feral pigs and goats in Hawaii, Australia, the Galapagos Islands and southern United States could be employed in Minnesota to fight the Asian carp invasion.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 18, 2013 5 / 5 (8) 12

In contrast to climate change, there is no coordinated global system in place for measuring and reporting on biodiversity change or loss. An international team of biologists is now addressing this gap.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 17, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

In 2005, President George W. Bush and American corn farmers saw corn ethanol as a promising fossil fuel substitute that would reduce both American dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse gas emissions. Accordingly, the 2005 ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jan 17, 2013 5 / 5 (12) 17 |

(Phys.org)—As rapid economic expansion continues to shape the Asian landscape on which many species depend, time is running out for conservationists aiming to save wildlife such as tigers and leopards. Scientists at the ...

Biology - Ecology

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A group of scientists led by Prof. Oliver P. Love try to determine how snow bunting populations are linked in space and time. Considering that the snow bunting poses an extra challenge to monitor due to its inaccessible breeding ...

Biology - Ecology

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Officials in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa have impounded more than 600 pieces of ivory, weighing two tonnes, officials said on Tuesday.

Biology - Ecology

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While the iconic Haleakala silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research published this week warns ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 15, 2013 3.4 / 5 (5) 0

(Phys.org)—Animals have developed a variety of strategies for dealing with increasing noise pollution in their habitats. It is known, for example, that many urban birds sing at a high pitch to differentiate ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 11, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Honey bees are more effective at pollinating almonds when other species of bees are present, says an international research team in ground-breaking research just published in the Proceedings of ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

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Rapid deterioration in mangrove health is occurring in the Sundarbans, resulting in as much as 200m of coast disappearing in a single year.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 10, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Ecologists at the University of Toronto and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) have found that, given time, invading exotic plants will likely eliminate native plants growing in ...

Biology - Ecology

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(Phys.org)—When it comes to solving puzzles, animals in captivity are, well, different animals than their wild brethren.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 2 |

Scientists and broadcasters said Monday they have captured footage of an elusive giant squid roaming the depths of the Pacific Ocean, showing it in its natural habitat for the first time ever.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 07, 2013 4.4 / 5 (253) 37