(Phys.org) —Many parks and protected areas around the world are being assailed by poachers and encroachers, but a new study suggests scientific research in the parks helps to reduce such threats.
Ecology
Mar 4, 2013
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Effective 21st-century warfare requires the ability to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike mobile targets anywhere, around the clock. Current technologies, however, have their limitations. ...
Engineering
Mar 4, 2013
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UK scientists are embarking on a four-year study of flamingo behaviour to explore how their relationships could be key to improving breeding success and the overall welfare of captive flocks.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2013
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Sheep keep having twins even in old age, say scientists.
Ecology
Mar 4, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The number of sharks killed each year in commercial fisheries is estimated at 100 million, with a range between 63 million and 273 million, according to the research "Global Catches, Exploitation Rates and Rebuilding ...
Ecology
Mar 4, 2013
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When it comes to judging art, beauty may not just be in the eye of the beholder, according to a study from the University of Leeds.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The removal of a genetic roadblock could improve the efficiency of converting adult cells into stem cells by 10 to 30 times, report scientists from The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and two other institutions ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 4, 2013
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Professor Emeritus Bob Diaz of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science has co-authored a new report—commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)—that provides recommendations for managing ...
Environment
Mar 4, 2013
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Fujitsu today announced the industry's first in development of a water-based paint for use on the plastic chassis of servers, personal computers, and other ICT equipment. The new water-based paint is used on the front panels ...
Engineering
Mar 4, 2013
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We may think we're pretty smart, but in fact we have very little notion of how humans learn. Kids know: They play games. Until, that is, they go to school. That's when the games stop. And often, so does the learning.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2013
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