Forty whales die in mass stranding on Indian island
About 40 whales died in a mass stranding on the west coast of India's remote North Andaman island in the Bay of Bengal, wildlife officials said on Thursday.
Oct 25, 2012
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The majority of roadkill amongst vertebrates in Catalonia are in protected areas
Researchers examine impact of dingo population on feral cats
Are dingoes the top dog in the Australian bush and do they have a role in protecting our native biodiversity against the impacts of feral cats?
Oct 24, 2012
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The co-evolution of plants and mammals examined
A report at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Raleigh, North Carolina, explores the idea that the evolution of flowering plants (angiosperms) during the Cretaceous Period had a profound ...
Oct 23, 2012
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A whale with a distinctly human-like voice
For the first time, researchers have been able to show by acoustic analysis that whales—or at least one very special white whale—can imitate the voices of humans. That's a surprise, because whales typically ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Anthrax can grow and reproduce in soil, researchers find
(Phys.org)—Anthrax has the unexpected ability to grow and reproduce while lurking in soil – increasing the deadly bacteria's chances to infect cattle and other mammals, researchers at the University of Virginia School ...
Oct 18, 2012
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Dolphins can remain alert for up to 15 days at a time with no sign of fatigue
Dolphins sleep with only one half of their brains at a time, and according to new research published Oct. 17 in the open access journal PLOS ONE, this trait allows them to stay constantly alert for at lea ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Searching for a silver bullet: Measuring biodiversity to inform species conservation
Tree of life branches out online (w/ Video)
A new website makes exploring the evolutionary tree of life as easy as using an online mapping service.
Oct 16, 2012
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Science denied: Why does doubt persist?
The sign in front of the tall display case at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History lures visitors to "meet one of your oldest relatives." Inside stands a morganucodon, a mouse-like animal ...
Oct 12, 2012
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Experts puzzled by lone dolphin in Cayman Islands
(AP)—Stinky the dolphin is lonely, and he's getting way too frisky with humans.
Oct 11, 2012
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Scientist who helped clone sheep Dolly dies
(AP)—Keith Campbell, a prominent biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep, has died at 58, the University of Nottingham said Thursday.
Oct 11, 2012
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Big baby walrus coming to NYC aquarium
(AP)—A 234-pound baby walrus is coming to the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Brooklyn.
Oct 11, 2012
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Fossilized teeth—Duck-bill dinosaurs had plant-pulverizing teeth more advanced than horses
A team of paleontologists and engineers has found that duck-billed dinosaurs had an amazing capacity to chew tough and abrasive plants with grinding teeth more complex than those of cows, horses, and other ...
Oct 04, 2012
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