We lead busy, complex lives. But how many different places will you visit today? And how many different ways could you organise your travel between those places?

Technology - Computer Sciences

May 09, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —University of Queensland ecologists have released research that will result in better crocodiles management and intervention. Dr Hamish Campbell, from UQ's School of Biological Sciences, and colleagues from ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 02, 2013 not rated yet 0

Nesting green sea turtles are benefiting from marine protected areas by using habitats found within their boundaries, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study that is the first to track the federally protected ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 29, 2013 2 / 5 (1) 0

A Kyoto University research team has revealed that a chimpanzee spontaneously synchronized her tapping to an auditory rhythm. The results are reported in Scientific Reports, a journal published by Nature ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 29, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 4

Blood, paint or ketchup are complex liquids composed of several different components. For the construction of pumps, or the improvement of technical processes scientists and engineers need description models. ...

Physics - Soft Matter

Mar 07, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

Common swifts climb to altitudes of up to 2.5 km both at dawn and dusk. This unexpected behaviour was discovered by geo-ecologist Dr Adriaan Dokter of the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 21, 2013 not rated yet 0

A first ever attempt to GPS collar wild hirola in their native range has been hailed a success by conservationists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

Biology - Ecology

Feb 11, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Convicted sex offenders continue to move freely within communities, including in restricted areas, despite laws designed to limit their movements. A new study, by Alan Murray from Arizona State University and colleagues, ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Jan 29, 2013 1.5 / 5 (2) 1

A technique designed to help criminologists catch serial killers is being used by scientists to locate sources of disease, control pests and study animal behaviour. Locating a serial killer's home is similar to finding the ...

Biology - Other

Dec 11, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Sumatran orangutans have undergone a substantial recent population decline, according to a new genetic study, but the same research revealed the existence of critical corridors for dispersal migrations that, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—The mystery of erratic changes in the history of Earth's past and current plate motions has been cracked by academics from The Australian National University.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Sep 06, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 1 |

Elephant movement in response to changes in rainfall patterns can be used to determine biologically relevant boundaries between seasons, as opposed to commonly used arbitrary definitions of seasons. The full report is published ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 27, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- Using data supplied by a mobile operator, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that population movements after the 2010 Haiti earthquake followed regular patterns. This information can be used to ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Jun 19, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 1 |

The movement patterns of critically endangered leatherback turtles vary greatly depending on whether the animals live in the North Atlantic or the Eastern Pacific, with implications for feeding behavior and ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

Carnivores in the Iberian Peninsula, such as the Iberian lynx, are under an increasingly serious threat: ticks that can adapt to changing climatic conditions and that can even survive in extremely arid environments. ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 29, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0