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Chemical fingerprinting tracks the travels of little brown bats

They're tiny creatures with glossy, chocolate-brown hair, out-sized ears and wings. They gobble mosquitoes and other insect pests during the summer and hibernate in caves and mines when the weather turns cold. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Courtship in the cricket world

Everyone wants to present themselves in the best light - especially when it comes to finding a partner. Some rely on supplying honest information about their attributes while others exaggerate for good effect. A new study ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The pterodactyl that researchers forgot

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancient fragment of a skull from a 125 million year old flying reptile has been re-interpreted to redefine how the creature lived.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals how monarch butterflies recolonize northern breeding range

Each year, millions of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrate from overwintering grounds in central Mexico to colonize eastern North America, but just how these delicate creatures manage to reach the northern part o ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Game Review: 'Kid Icarus' spreads wings too far

(AP) -- After years of heaping attention on Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Samus Aran and even that fat blob Kirby, Nintendo is finally turning the spotlight back on Pit, the spunky angelic protagonist who wowed ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists learn how insects 'remodel' their bodies between life stages

It's one of life's special moments: a child finds a fat caterpillar, puts it in a jar with a twig and a few leaves, and awakens one day to find the caterpillar has disappeared and an elegant but apparently ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

MSU geneticist helps find butterfly gene, clue to age-old question

(PhysOrg.com) -- Years after sleeping in hammocks in the wilds of Peru and Panama, collecting hundreds of thousands of samples of colorful insects, Mississippi State assistant professor Brian Counterman now ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx dressed for flight

Since its discovery 150 years ago, scientists have puzzled over whether the winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx represents the missing link in birds' evolution to powered flight. Much of the debate has focused on the ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Research: Bedbugs can thrive despite inbreeding

Bedbugs aren't just sleeping with you. They're sleeping with each other. Researchers now say that the creepy bugs have a special genetic gift: withstanding incest.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Evidence found of dinosaur that ate birds

(PhysOrg.com) -- When people think of dinosaurs, their thoughts generally turn to the giant guys munching plants, or the ferocious beasts preying on smaller animals. In recent years however, evidence has come ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report


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