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Mystery human fossils put spotlight on China

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

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (27) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Tough yet stiff deer antler is materials scientist's dream

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

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Gender-bending fish on the rise in southern Alberta

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

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case

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

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

DNA analysis uncovers the prehistory of Norwegian red deer

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

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Changes in land use favor the expansion of wild ungulates

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

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early

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

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wolves eating less than 1% of German livestock, study finds

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

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Time series identify population responses to climate change

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

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0