Changes in the breeding of pigs over the last 20 years has led to the size of litters increasing by on average two piglets.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

Port Lincoln tuna are bigger, healthier and happier when they are kilometres offshore, according to a study by University of Tasmania researchers.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 15, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 1

On the heels of one the worst U.S. droughts in more than half a century, a new study raises questions about the future of one of the most integral members of stream ecosystems throughout the Southeast – ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 10, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

Montana State University ecologists who are about to return to Antarctica for another season had to adapt to dramatic changes in the sea ice last year.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 03, 2012 not rated yet 1

About five years ago, Catherine Tucker was pregnant with identical twins when she encountered a serious medical issue. Her unborn children were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a dangerous ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Oct 02, 2012 not rated yet 0

Scientists have found the answer to why female killer whales have the longest menopause of any non-human species - to care for their adult sons. Led by the Universities of Exeter and York and published in ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 13, 2012 not rated yet 1 |

The spread of disease between species is a "one health" issue affecting both human health and wildlife conservation according to a new set of papers published today by scientists from the Royal Society and ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

On a late August evening, thousands of baby endangered sea turtles flip, flop and somersault down the sands of this protected beach in northern Cyprus as excited onlookers cheer them on.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 09, 2012 not rated yet 0

University of Alberta led research shows an elk's personality type is a big factor in whether or not it survives the hunting season.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 04, 2012 3.5 / 5 (4) 2 |

(Phys.org)—Nanoparticles tailored to interact with platelets rapidly create healthy clots and nearly double the survival rate in the vital first hour after injury, new research shows.

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Sep 03, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Climate change is causing a late wake-up call from hibernation for a species of Rocky Mountain ground squirrel and the effect is deadly.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 08, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

The notion that women and children are rescued first during a shipwreck is a myth, scientists said Monday after analyzing 18 maritime disasters that show men generally save themselves.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Jul 30, 2012 2.7 / 5 (11) 21

(Phys.org) -- Street lighting is transforming communities of insects and other invertebrates, according to research by the University of Exeter. Published today in the journal Biology Letters, the study shows ...

Biology - Ecology

May 23, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

The planet is warming up, especially at the poles. How do organisms react to this rise in temperatures? An international team led by a CNRS researcher from the Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology ...

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

Florida's approach to saving gopher tortoises from extinction a decade ago allowed developers to bury the docile reptiles alive in their burrows in return for what critics called "blood money" that was used to buy and protect ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0