Brumby reprieve: Australia to ban wild horses cull at national park
Australia said Sunday the culling of wild horses in a unique national park would be banned despite fears the animals were threatening native species.
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UN, EU call for global action to protect bees
The United Nation's food agency and the European Union on Saturday called for global action to protect pollinators, and bees in particular, which are crucial for ensuring food security.
Slovenia, a land with beekeeping in its genes
It was a Slovene who wrote the world's first modern beekeeping manual.
French farmers furious over plans to release bears
A furious debate is disturbing the peace in the French mountains: do plans to release two bears into the countryside represent a victory for biodiversity, or an intolerable threat to farmers?
Wisdom of the protists; electron flow tricks for controlling cancer
All schoolchildren learn that the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes has something to do with a nucleus. This is usually around the same time they learn that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. The ...
Giraffes surprise biologists yet again
New research from the University of Bristol has highlighted how little we know about giraffe behaviour and ecology.
Research offers new insights into malaria parasite
A team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside, scientist has found that various stages of the development of human malaria parasites, including stages involved in malaria transmission, are linked to epigenetic ...
Matabele ants travel faster with detours
Ants do not always take the shortest route when they are in a hurry. Their navigational system occasionally makes them take detours to speed up their journey.
Flow of cerebrospinal fluid regulates division
Stem cells in the brain can divide and mature into neurons participating in various brain functions, including memory. In a paper scientists have discovered that the flow of cerebrospinal fluid is a key signal for neural ...
Researchers discover new male variant of bulb mite
The bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus robini) is a common pest of numerous crops. Male bulb mites display one of two reproductive tactics and are classified as "fighters" and "scramblers." Biologists from the University of Amsterdam ...
