News tagged with royal society
Astronomers find evidence of cosmic climate change
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence of an intense warming period in the Universe’s early history, described as a form of "cosmic climate change", has been found by an international team of astronomers.
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Using discards, scientists discover different dinosaurs' stomping grounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- By examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, an often unappreciated part of the remains, scientists have determined that different species of North American dinosaurs ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Rotten experiments help to create picture of our early ancestors
(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative experiment at the University of Leicester that involved studying rotting fish has helped to create a clearer picture of what our early ancestors would have looked like.
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Oct 12, 2010 |
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Family ties bind desert lizards in social groups
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more commonly ...
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Oldest evidence of dinosaurs found in Polish footprints
fossilized tracks -- is described this week in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Just one or two million years after the massive Permian-Triassic extinction, an animal smaller than a house cat walked across ...
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Oct 06, 2010 |
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New fossil suggests dinosaurs not so fierce after all
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of dinosaur discovered in Arizona suggests dinosaurs did not spread throughout the world by overpowering other species, but by taking advantage of a natural catastrophe that ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Researchers find differences between Galapagos and mainland frigatebirds
Although the magnificent frigatebird may be the least likely animal on the Galapagos Islands to be unique to the area, it turns out the Galapagos population of this tropical seabird may be its own genetically ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Research sheds light on altruism: Digital evolution techniques help show how species become altruistic
Using digital evolution techniques that give scientists the ability to watch evolution in action, Michigan State University researchers have shed new light on what it is that makes species altruistic.
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Two new studies suggest ways of improving traffic flow
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies have just been published that may help improve traffic flows. The first, presented as a Santa Fe Institute working paper for September, concluded that if traffic lights responded ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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'Warrior worms' discovered in snails; Scientists see possible biomedical applications
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a caste of genetically identical "warrior worms" -- members of a parasitic fluke species that invades the California horn snail. The findings are reported in ...
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Capacity for exercise can be inherited, biologists find
Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have found that voluntary activity, such as daily exercise, is a highly heritable trait that can be passed down genetically to successive generations.
Sep 01, 2010 |
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High social status, maternal support play important role in mating success of male bonobos
(PhysOrg.com) -- Success makes sexy - this does not only apply to human beings, but also to various animals. Male bonobos appear to benefit from this phenomenon as well.
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Evolution rewritten, again and again
A team of researchers at the University of Bristol decided to find out, with investigations of dinosaur and human evolution. Their study, which is published this week in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, suggests most f ...
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Sex more likely for female flies with promise of food
(PhysOrg.com) -- Female fruit flies will have sex more frequently if they think there is more food around, and a new study led by Oxford University has explained how this happens.
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Aphid immune system aided by friendly bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- Conventional thinking says that animal immune systems have evolved to defend against harmful microorganisms, but a new Cornell study examines the role of friendly bacteria in shaping animal ...
Aug 19, 2010 |
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