A new study published in PNAS argues that for fisheries policies to be effective they must take in to account not just fish stock conservation and environmental issues, but also research data on the patterns and dynamics of fis ...

Biology - Ecology

May 20, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

A new study has found that bacteria responsible for chronic intestinal inflammation in cattle, which have also been implicated in Crohn's disease in humans, are widespread in the UK countryside.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 20, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

Philippine authorities have seized 23 protected scaly anteaters found hidden in a cargo boat, in the second case of suspected trafficking of the species in a month, officials said.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Travelling circuses in England will be banned from using wild animals from December 2015, the government announced on Tuesday, after a long campaign to end the practice.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 16, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 4

According to the World Health Organization, more than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. And it's not just humans who are packing on the pounds. Our furry companions are plagued by an obesity ...

Biology - Other

Apr 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

(AP)—Six endangered macaws have been flown from Britain to Bolivia in hopes that they can help save a species devastated by the trade in wild animals, international conservation experts said Tuesday.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

Poisonous frogs, long-necked turtles, bears and chimpanzees may not be everyone's idea of an animal companion, but experts warn that demand for exotic pets is pushing some species closer to extinction.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

Romanticised in poetry, the wandering albatross is famed for its enormous wing-span and long life. The bird can often live to 50 years and beyond.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 13, 2013 not rated yet 1

Scientists have used genetic testing on animals that died of natural causes for the first time, potentially boosting efforts to save endangered species.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 05, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Subordinate animals must face higher risks than dominant ones Dominant meerkat females yield to their subaltern group members when faced with a dangerous obstacle: as a group of these animals reaches a road, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 19, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0 |

A short journey from the skyscrapers at the hectic centre of Hong Kong, water buffaloes lumber over jungle-clad hills and through secluded villages where they once worked as farm animals.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

Can you teach a wolf not to eat sheep? The idea is being floated in France, where the return of the wolf has got farmers and environmentalists at each other's throats.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

For social animals such as schooling fish, the loss of their numbers to human activity could eventually threaten entire populations, according to a finding that such animals rely heavily on grouping to effectively navigate ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 31, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Australian researchers investigating the extinction of the country's Tasmanian Tiger put the fault solely with humans Thursday, saying they had debunked a long-held theory that disease was to blame.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 31, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 4

Faced with poachers who are ravaging elephant and rhino populations, African nations could do worse than look to Namibia for a game plan to combat the scourge.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 27, 2013 4.6 / 5 (5) 5