A whale that is almost unknown to science has been seen for the first time after two individuals—a mother and her male calf—were stranded and died on a New Zealand beach. A report in the November 6th ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 05, 2012 4.7 / 5 (15) 10 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 380-million-year-old fossil fish that shows an unborn embryo and umbilical cord has been discovered, scientists report in the journal Nature.

Biology -

Feb 25, 2009 4.1 / 5 (8) 0

Research led by the University of York has found that the impacts of climate change on rare plants in tropical mountains will vary considerably from site to site and from species to species.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 06, 2012 4.4 / 5 (7) 0

In the quest to save the endangered Florida panther, their Texas cousins were the cat's meow. Wildlife biologists moved eight female panthers from Texas - close relatives yet genetically distinct - into south ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 23, 2010 5 / 5 (6) 2

Many scientists are concerned that plant and animal species may face extinction due to global warming, but biologists at Washington University in St. Louis are trying to predict exactly what will happen to ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 11, 2011 5 / 5 (4) 2 |

Evidence of a colony of rare seahorses has been discovered in the Thames, during a routine fisheries survey at Greenwich, the Environment Agency said on Friday.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 07, 2011 4 / 5 (4) 1

They had to identify countries and regions of the world by economies, politics, latitudes -- even by a type of tortoise.

Other Sciences - Other

Jul 28, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

Five southern African countries signed an agreement Thursday to create a giant conservation zone in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins that stretches over an area half the size of France.

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 18, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 1

Their galloping stocky, sandy-brown silhouettes inspired dreamy pre-historic cave paintings.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 14, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

Hidden cameras in the jungles of Indonesia's Java island have captured images of 35 critically endangered Javan rhinos, including five calves, an official said Friday.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 30, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

Up to 45 rare species of wallaby, bandicoot and other Australian animals could become extinct within 20 years unless urgent action is taken to control introduced predators and other threats, scientists warned ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 23, 2011 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

Greenpeace on Wednesday accused Mattel, the US maker of Barbie dolls, of contributing to the wanton destruction of carbon-rich Indonesian forests and habitats of endangered species like Sumatran tigers.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 08, 2011 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Here’s another reason to cheer for the little guy. A new study co-authored by Matthew Bracken, assistant professor of biology in Northeastern’s College of Science, has found that ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 19, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Thirty-one live turtles, including some rare species, that were smuggled to Hong Kong were flown back to the Philippines on Friday but five others did not live to make the trip, an official said.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 27, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A teaspoon of seawater contains thousands of naturally occurring bacteria. Scientists previously believed that less than half of these ocean microbes are actively taking up organic compounds, ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jul 21, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0 |