A newly published collection of more than 20 studies by leading university scientists and government fishery researchers in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Russia and Japan provides ...

Biology - Ecology

May 14, 2012 3 / 5 (1) 0

Estimates of whale population size based on genetics versus historical records diverge greatly, making it difficult to fully understand the ecological implications of the large-scale commercial whaling of the 19th and early ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 09, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0 |

(AP) -- Eight rare Mexican wolf pups have been born at a preserve in the New York City suburbs, a development that could aid the federal program that has reintroduced the endangered species to the wild.

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Among vervet monkeys, social learning is strongly influenced by matrilineal family members, according to a study published Apr. 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 25, 2012 not rated yet 0

European scientists used chemical genetics to discover molecules that could serve as future regenerative medicines to treat neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Apr 23, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) -- A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 18, 2012 not rated yet 0

In the race to breed better crops to feed the increasing world population, scientists at The University of Nottingham are using maths to find out how a vital plant hormone affects growth.

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Apr 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Plant and animal species can lose their ability to adapt as a result of climate change. This is shown by research performed by Marleen Cobben with which she hopes to obtain her doctorate at Wageningen University on April ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 16, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 2

What can surnames tell us about the culture, genetics and history of our society? That is the question being answered by Chinese researchers who have traced the evolution of surnames across China.The research, published in ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 13, 2012 4.6 / 5 (5) 0 |

In order to accurately identify skulls as male or female, forensic anthropologists need to have a good understanding of how the characteristics of male and female skulls differ between populations. A new study ...

Biology - Other

Apr 12, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 2

The roads are the main cause of fragmenting the habitats of many species, especially amphibians, as they cause them to be run over and a loss of genetic diversity. Furthermore, traffic harms two abundant species ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 12, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study.

Biology - Evolution

Mar 27, 2012 5 / 5 (7) 0 |

The long-term impact of climate change on natural communities of wild animals could be better understood thanks to a new study.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 08, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

Chimpanzee populations living in close proximity are substantially more different genetically than humans living on different continents, according to a study published in PLoS Genetics. Research conducted by sci ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 01, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus), already an overhunted specie ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 29, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0