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Naturwissenschaften

Naturwissenschaften (Natural Sciences) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer on behalf of several learned societies.

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Australia had 'globe-trotting' dinosaurs: study

Scientists said Monday a new fossil discovery suggested Australia's dinosaurs were cosmopolitan globe-trotters, unlike the "unique weirdos" of its current wildlife.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ant colonies remember rivals' odor and compete like sports fans

A new study led by the University of Melbourne has shown that weaver ants share a collective memory for the odour of ants in rival nests, and use the information to identify them and compete, similar to how sports fans know ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Plant-eating dinosaur discovered in Antarctica

For the first time, the presence of large bodied herbivorous dinosaurs in Antarctica has been recorded. Until now, remains of sauropoda - one of the most diverse and geographically widespread species of herbivorous dinosaurs ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Shrimp-like crustacean found to make gooey underwater silk

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fritz Vollrath and colleagues from Oxford University have been analyzing the gooey material produced by tiny amphipods known as Crassicorophium bonellii, a small shrimp-like creature that p ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Freefall -- aphids' survival strategy

As soon as aphids feeding on a plant sense the heat and humidity in a mammal's breath, they drop to safety before they are inadvertently ingested together with the plant the animal is feeding on. These findings by Moshe Gish ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Reptilian root canal: Study reveals infection in jaw of ancient fossil

A reptile that lived 275-million years ago in what is now Oklahoma is giving paleontologists a glimpse of the oldest known toothache.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sharks are colour-blind: study

Sharks may be unable to distinguish between colours, according to a lab study published on Tuesday that could benefit swimmers, surfers and sharks themselves.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Ground beetles produce lemon/orange-scented aromas as predator repellents

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper to appear in the journal “Naturwissenschaften,” Stevens Institute of Technology Professor Athula Attygalle and his research student, Xiaogang Wu, report for the first time that some ground beetles ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research demonstrates humans' right ear preference for listening

We humans prefer to be addressed in our right ear and are more likely to perform a task when we receive the request in our right ear rather than our left. In a series of three studies, looking at ear preference ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 8