Ducks flock to Extremadura thanks to its ricefields
Protein found to control the early migration of neurons
Long before a baby can flash her first smile, sprout a first tooth or speak a first word, the neurons that will form her central nervous system must take their first, crucial steps. And these steps must be careful to take ...
Jul 27, 2010
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Glaciers make way for new stream habitat in Alaska
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Birmingham and other UK universities describe the evolution and assembly of a stream ecosystem in South East Alaska in new de-glaciated terrain, from early insect and crustacean ...
Oct 18, 2011
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Studying cells in 3-D could reveal new cancer targets
Showing movies in 3-D has produced a box-office bonanza in recent months. Could viewing cell behavior in three dimensions lead to important advances in cancer research? A new study led by Johns Hopkins University ...
Jun 21, 2010
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Migratory moths profit from their journey
It isn't only birds that move south as autumn approaches. Some insects also live their lives on the same principle. A new study of migratory insects has just been published that shows that a considerably higher number of ...
Sep 13, 2012
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New technology tracks sparrow migration for first time from California to Alaska
Using tiny tags to track a bird's location, biologists from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) have unlocked the mystery of where Golden-crowned Sparrows, which overwinter in California, go to breed in the spring. Published ...
Apr 11, 2012
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The net migration 'bounce'
New analysis by Oxford University’s Migration Observatory shows that any short term cut to net-migration brought about by reductions in immigration will be partially reversed in the long term because ...
Mar 05, 2012
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New Earth at night images reveal global light pollution problem
NASA's new 'Black Marble' images of the nighttime Earth aren't so black. They reveal that our globe is heavily littered with excessive and wasteful lighting that produces light pollution – a bright glow over o ...
Dec 07, 2012
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Ancient birds from North America colonized the South
Scientists studying ancient species migration believe northern birds had the ability to colonise continents that southern species lacked. The research, published in Ecography, reveals how the ancient 'land ...
Jul 13, 2010
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Melting polar ice could release old viruses
In 1999, Russian scientists famously dug a long-dead frozen woolly mammoth out of the Siberian permafrost. Other things lurking in the frozen earth may be more alive - and more dangerous. Scientists warn that global warming ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Ultrananocrystalline diamond-coated membranes show promise for medical implant applications
Ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) displays biological and mechanical properties that make it a promising choice for promoting epidermal cell migration on percutaneous implant surfaces. Percutaneous implants ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Track Atlantic bluefin tuna to learn migration, habitat secrets
Researchers map fish species at risk from dams
Report finds climate change already having major effects on ecosystems, species
(Phys.org)—Plant and animal species are shifting their geographic ranges and the timing of their life events – such as flowering, laying eggs or migrating – at faster rates than researchers documented ...
Dec 19, 2012
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Study: Residential segregation still a problem in US
Despite increasing numbers of multiethnic neighborhoods in the United States, relatively few black or white families are actually moving into these types of communities, according to a new study in the June issue of the American So ...
May 31, 2012
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