Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region.

Biology - Biotechnology

May 17, 2013 4.9 / 5 (14) 1 |

An assortment of saber-toothed cats, hyenas, an extinct 'bear-dog', ancestors of the red panda and several other carnivores died under unusual circumstances in a Spanish cave near Madrid approximately 9-10 ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

May 01, 2013 4.7 / 5 (14) 3 |

Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular explanation ...

Biology - Evolution

Apr 26, 2013 4.3 / 5 (10) 3 |

(Phys.org) —A recent Baylor University research study has shed new light on the diet and food acquisition strategies of some the earliest human ancestors in Africa.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

May 10, 2013 5 / 5 (7) 0 |

Biologists at UC San Diego have identified eight genes never before suspected to play a role in wound healing that are called into action near the areas where wounds occur.

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 24, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 0 |

Just when dinosaur researchers thought they had a thorough knowledge of ankylosaurs, a family of squat, armour plated, plant eaters, along comes University of Alberta graduate student, Victoria Arbour.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

May 08, 2013 4.6 / 5 (5) 0 |

(Phys.org) —If you've owned a pet guppy, you know they often jump out of their tanks. Many a child has asked why the guppy jumped; many a parent has been stumped for an answer. Now a study by University ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 25, 2013 4 / 5 (5) 0 |

In the race to protect society from infectious microbes, the bugs are outrunning us. The need for new therapeutic agents is acute, given the emergence of novel pathogens as well as old foes bearing heightened antibiotic resistance.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

May 17, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 2 |

(Phys.org) —The impact an introduced species can have on Australian native animals should take into account possible long-term stress not just numbers of outright deaths, University of Sydney research has ...

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Scientists pinpointed areas of the world where Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) mammals and amphibians occur. Regions containing the highest concentrations of these species are highlighted as global ...

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

In a new study, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers provide the first evidence that African clawed frogs in California harbor a deadly fungal infection that is decimating amphibian populations ...

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Ocean acidification is damaging some marine species while others thrive, say scientists. An international team studied the effect of ocean acidification on plankton in the North Sea over the past forty years, ...

Biology - Ecology

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What people take from nature – water, food, timber, inspiration, relaxation – are so abundant, it seems self-evident. Until you try to quantitatively understand how and to what extent they contribute ...

Space & Earth - Environment

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Two new species of cave-dwelling short-tailed whipscorpions have been discovered in northeastern Brazil, and are described in research published May 22 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Adalberto Santos ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

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A new study published in the April issue of PLoS One by an interdisciplinary team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers sheds light on the way a tiny parasitic wasp produces its courtship song. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 20, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0