Plants & Animals
May 14, 2012
Color of robins' eggs determines parental care
A male robin will be more diligent in caring for its young if the eggs its mate lays are a brighter shade of blue.
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Plants & Animals
Apr 19, 2012
Endangered Philippine hawk-eagle bred in captivity
A Philippine hawk-eagle feared to be heading for extinction has been bred in captivity for the first time, its breeders said Thursday.
Environment
Mar 15, 2012
Beach replenishment a tough issue in Florida
(AP) -- The St. Joseph Peninsula is picture-perfect Florida: 17 miles of sugar sand beach interrupted by a few clusters of homes, each with a million-dollar view of the Gulf of Mexico.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2012
Ants can learn vibrational and magnetic landmarks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Foraging desert ants always find their way back to the nest, even when it is only marked by a magnetic cue, vibration, or carbon dioxide.
Ecology
Feb 29, 2012
Heavy metal pollution causes severe declines in wild bees
Wild bees are important pollinators and numerous studies dealing with pollination of wild plants and crops underline their vital role in ecosystems functioning. While honey bees can be easily transported to various location ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2012
Bumblebees get by with a little help from their honeybee rivals
Bumblebees can use cues from their rivals the honeybees to learn where the best food resources are, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
Nanomaterials
Feb 7, 2012
A bronze matryoshka doll: The metal in the metal in the metal
A doll in a doll, and then one more, enveloping them from the outside – this is how Thomas Faessler explains his molecule. He packs one atom in a cage within an atom framework. With their large surfaces these structures ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2011
Like humans, the paper wasp has a special talent for learning faces
Though paper wasps have brains less than a millionth the size of humans', they have evolved specialized face-learning abilities analogous to the system used by humans, according to a University of Michigan evolutionary biologist ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2011
World's first captive breeding of Ozark hellbenders at Saint Louis Zoo
The Saint Louis Zoo's Ron Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation and the Missouri Department of Conservation announced on Nov. 30, 2011, that Ozark hellbenders have been bred in captivity—a first for either of the ...
Engineering
Nov 21, 2011
Ultrafine processing technology continues its evolution
The performance of optical and electronic components such as lenses and semiconductors is strongly influenced by the precision of surface grinding, which involves shaping the surface, and polishing, and provides the product ...
