For decades, archaeologists have debated how farming spread to Stone Age Europe, setting the stage for the rise of Western civilization.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Feb 11, 2013 3.7 / 5 (9) 0 |

Some European wolves have a distinct preference for wild boar over other prey, according to new research.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 20, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0

A continued increase of Lyme disease in the United States, once linked to a recovering deer population, may instead be explained by a decline of the red fox, UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest in a new study.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 18, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 3 |

Despite the reappearance of wolves in Germany, local farmers should not worry about these creatures attacking and eating their livestock. Less than 1% of farm animals are on the wolves' menu, new research ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 21, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Fossils from two caves in south-west China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people and give a rare glimpse of a recent stage of human evolution with startling implications for the early peopling ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 14, 2012 4.6 / 5 (29) 9 |

Some of Ireland's oldest inhabitants are facing serious threat and possible extinction because of foreign species, according to researchers at Queen's University.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 21, 2012 not rated yet 0

It is well known that large mammals living in temperate climates lower their metabolism in winter. But does this represent a mechanism for coping with less food or is it merely a consequence of having less to eat? For the ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 16, 2011 not rated yet 0

Mediterranean landscapes have undergone great change in recent decades, but species have adapted to this, at least in the case of roe deer, Spanish ibex, red deer and wild boar. This has been shown by Spanish ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 19, 2011 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

Wild red deer on the Isle of Rum, which were featured in the BBC TV series Autumnwatch, are rutting earlier in the year, a study shows.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 14, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Chemicals present in two rivers in southern Alberta are likely the cause of the feminization of fish say researchers at the University of Calgary who have published results of their study in the journal Environmental To ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jul 29, 2010 5 / 5 (3) 0

Prized for their impressive antlers, red deer have been caught in the hunters' sights for generations. But a deer's antlers are much more than decorative. They are lethal weapons that stags crash together when duelling. John ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 27, 2009 3.4 / 5 (7) 2

Researchers are proposing in a new report that a major experiment be conducted to reintroduce wolves to a test site in the Scottish Highlands, to help control the populations and behavior of red deer that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 20, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 1

Biologists have for several years modeled how different species are likely to respond to climate change. Most such studies ignore differences between populations within a species and the interactions between species, in the ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 01, 2009 4 / 5 (1) 0

For his doctoral thesis, Hallvard Haanes discovered that Norwegian red deer are genetically different from other European red deer, due to their historical distribution. However, a century ago, red deer were ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 24, 2009 4 / 5 (2) 0