For years, the U.S. Navy has employed human divers, equipped with sonar cameras, to search for underwater mines attached to ship hulls. The Navy has also trained dolphins and sea lions to search for bombs on and around vessels. ...
Robotics
Jul 17, 2012
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A continued increase of Lyme disease in the United States, once linked to a recovering deer population, may instead be explained by a decline of the red fox, UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest in a new study.
Ecology
Jun 18, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- NOAA scientists and their colleagues have discovered a biological marker in the blood of laboratory zebrafish and marine mammals that shows when they have been repeatedly exposed to low levels of domoic acid, ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2012
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For all their sharp teeth, many meat-eating mammals lack a sweet tooth, a genetic analysis of a dozen species has shown.
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2012
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Scientists from the Monell Center report that seven of 12 related mammalian species have lost the sense of sweet taste. As each of the sweet-blind species eats only meat, the findings demonstrate that a liking for sweets ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2012
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Apple released a preview version of its new Macintosh operating system on Thursday, bringing some features of the iPad to the personal computer.
Software
Feb 16, 2012
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When lions and tigers roar loudly and deeply – terrifying every creature within earshot – they are somewhat like human babies crying for attention, although their voices are much deeper.
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2011
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Scientists have discovered that female Antarctic fur seals have an uncanny ability to return to within a body length of where they were born when it's time to breed.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2011
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The phrase "no guts, no glory" doesn't just apply to athletes who are striving to excel.
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2011
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Marine researchers in New Zealand have identified the direct impact of fishing as the largest known human factor in the decline of the endangered native sea lion population. The team's findings, published in Mammal Review, ...
Ecology
Aug 2, 2011
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