Monkey populations in threatened forests are far more sensitive to damage to their habitat than previously thought, according to new research.
Ecology
Feb 18, 2010
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Forget Jurassic Park. By successfully sequencing the DNA of a long-extinct species, Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller have helped push back the boundaries of molecular biology.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 26, 2010
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Understanding local human cultures is key to preserving gorillas, elephants and other wildlife in African parks and reserves, according to new research from Purdue University.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2010
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Deforestation in tropical rain forests could have an even greater impact on climate change than has previously been thought. The combined biomass of a large number of small forest fragments left over after habitat fragmentation ...
Environment
Dec 9, 2009
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Scientists questing after a long-sought new medical adhesive describe copying the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in the latest episode in the American Chemical Society's podcast series, ...
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Colorado at Boulder analysis of a skeleton found in Utah that initially indicated the remains were likely that of Southwest artist and poet Everett Ruess, who mysteriously disappeared in the ...
Archaeology
Oct 22, 2009
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A lot of variables come into play when selecting a site for environmental conservation that yields benefits to people nearby such as wildlife needs, species and vegetation uniqueness, and costs to the government or community. ...
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Uppsala University has succeeded in extracting long DNA fragments from dried, pressed plant material collected in the 1700s by Linnaeus' apprentice Adam Afzelius. It is hoped that the study, ...
Biotechnology
Aug 27, 2009
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A study published in this week's online issue of Nature Biotechnology, demonstrates a unique and highly sensitive method for detecting methylation-associated cancers.
Biotechnology
Aug 16, 2009
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(AP) -- Archaeologists have discovered a water well in Cyprus that was built as long as 10,500 years ago, and the skeleton of a young woman at the bottom of it, an official said Wednesday.
Archaeology
Jun 24, 2009
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