A new study, looking at the sex-specifically inherited X chromosome of prehistoric human remains, shows that hardly any women took part in the extensive migration from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe approximately 5,000 years ago. ...
Archaeology
Feb 21, 2017
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Researchers have developed techniques to recreate a personalised diary of an animal's lifetime.
Ecology
Jun 13, 2016
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(Phys.org) —An Arizona State University biologist and her team have found that the Asian subspecies of great bustard, one of the heaviest birds capable of flight, covers migratory routes of more than 2,000 miles, travelling ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2013
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When viewed from shore in late fall and winter, Lake Michigan often appears barren and unwelcoming. Hardly a place anyone or anything would choose to spend the coldest months of the year, right? But many bird species ...
Ecology
Jan 31, 2013
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(AP)—The scientists and fishermen on board the Ocearch, a repurposed crabbing vessel, received word that their scouting boat had hooked a great white shark, sparking a flurry of activity.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2012
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In what could be the ultimate marine smack-down, great white sharks off the California coast may be migrating 1,600 miles west to do battle with creatures that rival their star power: giant squids.
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2010
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Deep beneath Lake Huron, signs of the Great Lakes' first human settlers are emerging.
Archaeology
Jul 2, 2009
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