News tagged with migrating animals
Did climate change shape human evolution?
(Phys.org) -- As human ancestors rose on two feet in Africa and began their migrations across the world, the climate around them got warmer, and colder, wetter and drier. The plants and animals they competed ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Insect DNA offers tiny clues about animals' changing habitats
The long-term impact of climate change on natural communities of wild animals could be better understood thanks to a new study.
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Designing wildlife corridors in the digital age
Development is squeezing animals into smaller pockets of land, and without sufficient planning and protection, individual animal populations could find themselves increasingly isolated.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Gene migration helps predict movement of disease
Until recently, migration patterns, such as those adopted by birds all across the Amazonian rainforest, have not been thought to play an important role in the spreading of beneficial genes through a population.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Ancient hunting site may rest under Lake Huron
Deep beneath Lake Huron, signs of the Great Lakes' first human settlers are emerging.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 02, 2009 |
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First ever worldwide census of caribou and reindeer reveals a dramatic decline
(PhysOrg.com) -- Caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60 per cent in the last three decades.
Jun 29, 2009 |
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