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Parasite arms race spurs color change in bird eggs

The eggs laid by two African bird species have evolved different color patterns over a period of just 40 years, according to new research published in The American Naturalist. The quick change appears to be ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biologists discover that many nematode species make the same types of small-molecule pheromones

(Phys.org) -- All animals seem to have ways of exchanging information—monkeys vocalize complex messages, ants create scent trails to food, and fireflies light up their bellies to attract mates. Yet, despite ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diverse catches are better for fishery ecosystems

Fishing for a 'balanced harvest' can achieve productive fisheries as well as environmental conservation, an international scientific team reports today in the journal Science.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better understanding of triangular hormonal relationship between crop, fungus and parasite

Parasitic plants ruin crops and threaten the food production for some three hundred million people not only in Africa, but also elsewhere in the world. Developing crops are increasingly falling prey to these ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Controlling Japanese barberry helps stop spread of tick-borne diseases

A nature-themed drama is unfolding in a corner of the UConn Forest in Storrs. The story contains elements of surprise as well as a glimpse of the region’s agrarian past.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Green potential of our industrial past

Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives in the next five years (Update)

Today IBM formally unveiled the sixth annual “IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) – a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (25) | comments 27 | with audio podcast

Females choose sexier friends to avoid harassment

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have observed a strategy for females to avoid unwanted male attention: choosing more attractive friends. Published today (7 December) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal So ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

New findings about unwanted fungal growth on dry-cured meat products

The growth of yeast and mold fungus often poses a threat to the quality of dry-cured meat and is a problem facing producers all over the world. Fungal growth can lead to bad quality products, increased production ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Climate change effect on California delta is detailed in new study

California's water problems and the ecological pressure on the West Coast's largest estuary will intensify in a warming world, according to a first-of-its-kind scientific study.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2


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