Lemurs, the furry apes brought to fame by the Disney animation film "Madagascar", are the most endangered mammals on Earth, an International Union for Conservation of Nature conference found.

Biology - Ecology

Jul 14, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded, scientists said Wednesday, in a finding that could debunk one of the most commonly-held images of the extinct giants.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Jun 27, 2012 4 / 5 (14) 16

Global climate change is expected to cause sea-level rise of approximately 1-2 meters within this century and studies are beginning to project the consequences for humans and global biodiversity. While the direct consequences ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 13, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Images of tigers and elephants are among the most common threatened mammals used by conservation organisations as ‘flagships’ to promote fundraising – but new research led by the University ...

Biology - Ecology

May 17, 2012 not rated yet 0

A safe haven could be out of reach for 9 percent of the Western Hemisphere's mammals, and as much as 40 percent in certain regions, because the animals just won't move swiftly enough to outpace climate change. ...

Biology - Ecology

May 14, 2012 3.4 / 5 (16) 14 |

In a single new scientific publication, 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all from islands in the Caribbean, have been discovered and scientifically named. According to Blair Hedges, a professor of ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 30, 2012 not rated yet 0

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that mice and rats have evolved to gnaw with their front teeth and chew with their back teeth more successfully than rodents that 'specialise' in one or ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 4 |

ICP researchers published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B one of the first fossil-based evidences supporting the evolutionary theory of ageing, which predicts that species evolving in low mo ...

Biology - Evolution

Apr 25, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Copenhagen Zoo and University of Copenhagen have in collaboration developed a new and revolutionary, yet simple and cheap, method for tracking mammals in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. They collect leeches from tropical ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Their reproductive strategy spelled the beginning of the end: The fact that dinosaurs laid eggs put them at a considerable disadvantage compared to viviparous mammals. Together with colleagues from the Zoological ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Apr 17, 2012 4.7 / 5 (12) 2 |

Two new species of frog have been discovered in fast-disappearing forests in the Philippines, boosting hopes for the survival of the country's rich but threatened wildlife, scientists said Tuesday.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A technique that monitors whales through the sounds they emit has answered a key issue raised by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago this month.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 06, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

A task force that conducted one of the most comprehensive analyses of global "forage fish" populations issued its report this week, which strongly recommends implementing more conservative catch limits for these crucial prey ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 03, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new method to detect proteins associated with longevity, which helps further our understanding into why some animals live longer ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 29, 2012 4.3 / 5 (4) 0

Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and dugongs; today, only one species of seacow is found in each world region. Smithsonian scientists have discovered that this was ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 08, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 6 |